George Washington hailed Loudoun as “The Breadbasket of the Revolution.” With four distinct seasons, rich, loamy soil and storied agricultural traditions, Loudoun’s family farms and specialty cultivators supply a bounty of fresh food. Go straight to the source with these farm experiences. FARM TOURS Long Stone Farm: Hosting group visits, family tours and private culinary events with catered “fi eld to plate” meals using grass-fed meats, this pasture-based beef, pork and poultry purveyor near Lovettsville off ers a next-level farm experience. Great Country Farms: Pick sunfl owers, apples, peaches and blackberries in the orchards or purchase fresh produce in the well-stocked general store of this popular working farm in Bluemont. There’s a cidery for adults; wagon rides, hay bales and a mine sluice for kids. U-PICK Wegmeyer Farms: Discover deliciously ripe strawberries in the spring and a variety of pumpkins in the fall at all three locations of this family farm that helped pioneer pick-your-own in Loudoun in 2008. Fields of Flowers: From May to October, gather marigolds, lavender, snapdragons, dahlias, hydrangeas and more in the sweet-scented fl oral fi elds of this family farm in western Loudoun. It’s a powerful thing when a visitor asks where this bread, cheese or wine comes from to be able to point to a fi eld or a vineyard and say: ʻright over there’.” – Jenni McCloud, founder of Middleburg’s The Ag District (Locksley Farmstead Cheese, Little River Bakehouse and Chrysalis Vineyards) Corn Maze at Great Country Farms Find more FARM STORES MARKETS On Route 15 north of Leesburg, eclectic Farmer Johnʼs Market stocks local produce, Misty Meadows Mushrooms and rare amaranth greens and purslane, the latter oft en used in Hispanic and Asian cooking. Jewel-box sized Spring House Farm Store off Route 9 near Hamilton sells grass-fed beef, pork, poultry and honey from its nearby Hillsboro farm. Paigeʼs Pit Stop off ers fresh-baked goods and produce. 31 | Official Visitors Guide
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