The PVF East CSA is sold out. There will be no waiting list for summer. Registration for Autumn shares will open up August 15. PVF West still has spaces available, picking up in Purcellville and Leesburg. Register here.
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2013 CSA Registration is Open To All!
CSA Registration is open to all! CSA registration for both PVF West and PVF East is open to all. Registration will remain open until we sell out. Some pick up locations may sell out faster than others. PVF West: This year there will two options: on-farm Tuesday pickup in Purcellville and pick up at the WednesdayContinue reading “2013 CSA Registration is Open To All!”
COME SUPPORT THE FARM PROPOSAL FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY’S NEW 40-ACRE PARK IN MCLEAN
One innovative proposal is to use part of the space to create the County’s own productive, ecologically- and financially-sustainable farm whose mission is to donate 50% of the harvest to local people who do not have access to fresh produce. This would meet and exceed the goals for a community park, and have long-term goalsContinue reading “COME SUPPORT THE FARM PROPOSAL FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY’S NEW 40-ACRE PARK IN MCLEAN”
Taking Down the Clover
Sometimes the way we go about farming challenges ones aesthetic sensibilities. This occurred to me last week as I was mowing down the most gorgeous crimson clover ever. How could I not only bring myself to blast these flowers, but actually relish doing it? First of all, why was the crimson clover there? Well,Continue reading “Taking Down the Clover”
Time to Lime
I’ve been studying soil testing for a couple of years now. Taking the test is the easy part, the hard part if figuring out what to do with the numbers you get back from the lab! I discovered that a few of our newer vegetable fields had a lower than optimum pH. TheContinue reading “Time to Lime”
CSA Update: West is still open; East is full for the summer season
PVF West is still open for new and returning member registration. If you’re a returning member, refer a friend and receive a $25 coupon for the Purcellville roadside stand. PVF West is offering a market-style CSA on Tuesdays from 2pm-7pm. Pick up is at the Purcellville farm’s Roadside Stand on the corner of John WolfordContinue reading “CSA Update: West is still open; East is full for the summer season”
Community Supporting Community: Closing the Circle of Community Supported Agriculture
For some people, the CSA is all about the good food. For others, it is a way to support local farmers by making a substantial financial commitment (and get some good food). And some people would love to be part of the CSA for both of those reasons but they cannot afford the full cost.Continue reading “Community Supporting Community: Closing the Circle of Community Supported Agriculture”
The Joy of Onions (or Hana Has A Lot To Say About Onions)
…grown without herbicides or pesticides or chemical fertilizers By Hana Newcomb We are breaking our own records with our onion crop this year – they have never been so consistent, so large, so healthy, and there have never been so many! The secret this year was probably in the super wet April we had. OnionsContinue reading “The Joy of Onions (or Hana Has A Lot To Say About Onions)”
May Was for Planting
That’s what happens in May. In February we plan and goof off in the greenhouse. In March we’re serious in the greenhouse and a few things meet the earth. By April, we’re masters in the greenhouse and green things are meeting the soil with some regularity. But then there is May, and in May plantsContinue reading “May Was for Planting”
CSA Begins in June!
Attention all CSA Members: Get your cookbooks ready; CSA us about to begin! For PVF East, whether you’re picking up from one of our dropoff locations or picking up at the farm, CSA will begin Monday, June 6. For PVF West, CSA will begin on June 14. If you’re picking up at the farm: youContinue reading “CSA Begins in June!”
Potomac Vegetable Farms 