Willowsford Farm is full of life and bursting with color during the summer months.
You can visit the 2,000 acres of conservation land located in Ashburn, Virginia and enjoy the farm stand. While you are there taking a look at the fresh produce, you can also walk through the pick-your-own garden. 300 acres is dedicated to vegetables and livestock farming operations. I was lucky enough to take a tour during the Washington D.C. Garden Bloggers Fling. If you are in the area, Willowsford Farm is open May to December. Until then, enjoy this photo tour with me!
Mike Snow, who is the director of farm operations, giving us an introduction of Willowsford Farm.
Who doesn't love a good farm dog?
"The Farm Stand is open early-May through December on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Nearly everything that we put into our CSA shares is available for sale a la carte alongside products from other local farms and artisans who operate with the same principles for environmental health that we do."
Bloggers mingling by the farm stand
Pick-Your-Own Garden
Butterfly Milkweed - Asclepias tuberosa
Coneflower - Echinacea
Heading to the Farm Garden
Meeting the geese
"Each season, we welcome several hundred laying hens, mostly Red Sexlinks or Hiline Browns, to our farm, where they forage fresh pastures and fallow vegetable fields by day, and tuck into their mobile coops each night."
Touring The Greenhouses
Calabash a.k.a. Bottle Gourds
Getting to taste test some fresh lettuce.
Tasting delicious Cape gooseberries.
"Freshly harvested greens, ripe tomatoes, new potatoes and certified naturally-grown flowers fill our tables."
So cool seeing Yellow Ginger growing. I've always wanted to try growing ginger.
Touring the greenhouses.
"If you are looking for a more local option to purchasing produce, I highly recommend Willowsford CSA. You have the ability of meeting your farmer and all the other farm hands that get your weekly shares ready each week for you pick-up. In addition, they provide you with excellent newsletters letting you know what you can expect to receive each week and how to consume it. The shares are generous, which gives you the opportunity to freeze or can a few batches for winter."
Thanks for touring with me! I hope you can visit soon!
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21 Comments
Jennifer Tanney
February 11, 2019 at 3:42 pmWe have a small garden like this in my town but it’s not that impressive. I’d love to come visit CSA with my family. It looks beautiful. We might have to do a tour this summer.
Lyosha
February 11, 2019 at 9:03 amthe farm looks so cozy and peaceful, I would so spend there my weekend or even more. How adorable these geese are! so cute!
aisasami
February 11, 2019 at 9:01 amWhat a beautiful farm outside the DC metro area. I love flowers and the fact you can pick your own things!
Jess B.
February 11, 2019 at 7:56 amTruly remarkable journey through the farm. Everyone including the animals see to just have a fun relaxful day.
Sudipta Dev Chakraborti
February 11, 2019 at 3:48 amThis looks like a perfect getaway from a chaotic city life. Would love to visit the farm and spend a few days. Lovely photographs.
Princess Quinn
February 11, 2019 at 1:28 amThis looks like a lovely farm to visit. It will really disconnect you from the busy city. I’d add this on my bucket list.
Kelsey
February 10, 2019 at 11:17 pmThese photos are stunning! I think I could look at pictures of flowers all day long!
Genny Gall (whatsupdearie)
February 10, 2019 at 9:02 pmFarms are very colorful places and structures, dedicated to production. And taking pics there is impressive. I love the pics of the flowers and the geese.
Irina
February 10, 2019 at 3:57 pmThis looks amazing! I think it is a lovely experience, to enjoy nature in such a way, not just a walk in the park, but to be able to pick your own veggies. I think we should all try to live more sustainably!
Patrick Weseman
February 10, 2019 at 12:00 amWhat a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Gavin
February 9, 2019 at 3:34 pmI love taking my daughter to the farm. She gets so excited about the animals and I like to show her where her food actually comes from!!
Tracy Lee
February 9, 2019 at 10:10 amWhat a beautiful farm! We always buy our local produce and if I was closer I would definitely be a frequent visitor here….even if it was just to revel in the beauty of the place. Thank you for sharing and adding to my bucket list 🙂
Som Tripathi
February 9, 2019 at 5:41 amThose are some truly beautiful photos. It is definitely natural beauty at its best. I can be certain that it was a lot of fun and will be a great place to bring kids too. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.
Cristina Petrini
February 9, 2019 at 5:07 amI love discovering and going to places like these, where it is not only possible to find contact with nature, but also to remember what is healthy and how much more we should take care of what we have!
Huda
February 8, 2019 at 11:48 pmThanks for giving us that tour! I’ve never been myself, but would love to after seeing this. The pictures are so pretty!