Welcoming Our Newest Farmer

Greetings from the Farm!

Last Friday, the Farm hosted its first Meet the Chickens event. We had 30 participants of all ages visit the Farm to learn about our animal husbandry practices and meet the flock of over 450 hens. The kids had a wonderful time collecting eggs and the most adventurous ones got to pick up a chicken. The group was eager to learn and asked many different questions covering everything from how much a chicken costs, what a chicken eats and how we move the chickens around the Farm as part of our rotational grazing practices. Afterwards, they learned how our eggs are washed and each family took a dozen eggs home to enjoy.

New Items Available This Week – For Delivery / Pickup, April 17
Honey crisp apples, pea shoots (a farm favorite!), Kinloch Farm Beef Stick bundles (perfect for packed lunches), preserved lemon hummus, gluten free pies and quiches, cabbage, locally made dog biscuits and our brand new Local Cheese Bundle highlighting the best that Loudoun County and Northern Virginia have to offer. Shop the Online Farm Store T oday!

Willowsford Conservancy & Farm Happenings, Come Engage With Us!
– Greenhouse Seeding: Tuesdays, 1 – 4 PM — More, here
– Egg Sales at the Boat House: Thursdays, 11 – 1 PM — More, here
– Invasive Species Removal Workday: Thursday, April 18, 4 – 6 PM — More, here
– Earth Day Celebration: Friday, April 19 — More, here
– Volunteer opportunities, here

Eat well, be well,
– The Willowsford Farm Team

Online Farm Store – Shop Today!

Online Farm Store Highlights

Willowsford Eggs

Dog Biscuits

Pea Shoots

Local Cheese Bundle

GF Key Lime Pie

Honeycrisp Apples

Farm Partner Highlight

The community’s favorite gluten free pies and quiches are back! Located right here in Loudoun County, Harvest Symphony offer artisanal gluten-free baked goods. Their products are Non-GMO, Wheat-Free, Soy-Free, Glyphosate-Free, and made without preservatives. Their quiche is an excellent option for weekend brunch. And Beth and Bud are just as sweet as their baked goods – order yours today, here!

Recipes and Storage Tips

Can’t Beet This Recipe: Need a way to get more beets in your life? Check out this incredible Warm Beet Salad with Golden Tahini, featuring the Golden Turmeric Tahini from Haven’s Kitchen. This recipe whips up fast and there’s no need to peel the beets! A selection of Haven’s Kitchen Sauces are available on the Online Farm Store for quick and easy dinner inspiration!

Root Veggies Storage Tips: Carrots and salad turnips and radishes can be stored in your fridge crisper drawer – bagged is best! Potatoes are best kept in a dark and dry place, like the back of the pantry or cabinet. Interested in more storage tips? We love Roxbury Farm’s comprehensive guide! Click here to download the printable document.

Welcome Farmer Daris!

Join us in welcoming our newest Farmer: Daris! Farmer Daris just finished her first week here at Willowsford, and we’re delighted to bring her onboard. Here’s what she had to say about her first week on the Farm Team:

“I am thrilled to be a new member of the Willowsford Conservancy and Farm Team! After taking a two year hiatus from farming it feels so good to be enjoying the outdoors and getting my hands dirty again. I’m really looking forward to meeting the Willowsford community, deepening my knowledge of organic sustainable farming, and learning from my fellow coworkers!”

Photos From the Farm

Top row, left to right: Meet the Chickens, colorful sprouts. Second row, left to right: Plants hardening off on the wagon for transplanting, Farmer Daris and Farmer Andrew transplanting onions, and a volunteer helping us transplant beets

Check out these amazing Willowsford kids! They were highlighted in the Dulles South Food Pantry newsletter for their efforts and for bringing Farm-fresh eggs to those in need. Many thanks to volunteer extraordinaire, Julie Nash, for sharing this great content with the Farm-ily. Did you know that if your CSA share isn’t picked up it gets donated to the pantry?! Yep! This partnership reduces waste + provides high quality food to food insecure members of our community.