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....
2012 CSA Registration is Open to All
Welcome to the 2012 CSA! Before you register, please be sure to read all about it and check out our CSA Terms and Conditions to make sure it’s the right fit for you. PVF West is open for new and returning member registration. Sign up before March 1 to get the early bird discount (it’s huge–20%!). If you’re a returning...
2012 CSA Registration: PVF West (Purcellville) is Now Open!
Welcome to the 2012 CSA! Before you register, please be sure to read all about it and check out our CSA Terms and Conditions to make sure it’s the right fit for you. PVF West–the farm in Purcellville ONLY– is open for new and returning member registration as of Wednesday, February 1. Sign up before March 1 to take advantage...
CSA Registration for New Members Opens February 15
Happy New Year everyone! Inquiries have begun to trickle in about CSA registration for 2012. Registration for new members will open up on February 15, 2012. Mark you calendars! Returning members: please watch for a registration message delivered to your email inbox on February 1. You’ll have 10 days to sign up before we open...
Autumn CSA Registration Has Closed
The Autumn 2011 CSA Shares are sold out. Registration for the 2012 season will open on February 15, 2012. There is no waiting list. For more information about our CSA, please see the CSA information page.
PVF Open Houses, July 24 and August 7
On July 24, PVF-West held their CSA open house. It was sparsely attended due to the 100+ degree weather. Don’t worry, we can practically guarantee better weather for the PVF-East open house that will take place on August 7 from 4 to 6. Bring a light snack to share and enjoy a tour of the...
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. Onions...
PVF Roadside Stands Open July 1
Both PVF East and West will be opening our roadside stands on Friday, July 1. Opening the roadside stand signifies a huge shift in seasons. It’s truly summer! You can find a great and ever-growing assortment of goodies at both stands. There is, of course, our beautiful, ecoganic produce. Look for summer squash, chard, cabbage,...
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 plants...
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: you...