Farm stands, farm stores, markets, CSAs, u-pick farms and the local businesses that stand behind them. Buying direct keeps the most money with the farm.
Historic tobacco barn event venue on a family flower farm. Seasonal Bouquet Club subscriptions, an honor farmstand for fresh-cut flowers in season, and an annual farm-to-table dinner benefiting their veterans nonprofit, Veterans Bloom.
Details, hours & directions →Black-owned cut flower farm growing seasonal flowers, with handcrafted bouquets, floral gifts and a flower CSA. Their roadside flower stand has fresh market bouquets in season.
Details, hours & directions →First-generation farm growing vegetables and herbs with chemical-free, regenerative practices. CSA shares, eggs, broiler chickens and Thanksgiving turkeys, plus on-farm events and farmers markets.
Details, hours & directions →Why we back them: Family. This is our brother's farm store, and we couldn't back them more.
Family farm store in La Plata selling farm-raised meat, eggs and seasonal produce. Call ahead or check their Facebook page for what is in stock.
Details, hours & directions →Family farm raising grass-fed, grain-finished beef along with pork, chicken, lamb and goat. Order online or find them at farmers markets.
Details, hours & directions →Family-owned greenhouse and plant nursery with an honor stand of fresh local produce, plus seasonal events like their fall festival.
Details, hours & directions →Specialty cut flower farm growing tulips, ranunculus, peonies, dahlias, heirloom mums and garden roses without sprays or chemicals. Bouquet shares, pick-your-own events and workshops, plus DC and Maryland farmers markets.
Details, hours & directions →Family homestead growing cut flowers with regenerative, no-till methods. Seasonal flower subscriptions, workshops and heirloom mums, plus wreaths and dried flowers in the cold months.
Details, hours & directions →Small regenerative farmstead making all-natural goat milk soaps, lotions, balms and more. Their La Plata shop also carries goods from over 30 other small local businesses.
Details, hours & directions →Century-old family farm growing fruits and vegetables, with farm-raised beef, pork and chicken year-round and turkeys for Thanksgiving. Pick-your-own strawberries in spring and a pumpkin patch in the fall.
Details, hours & directions →Woman-owned family farm raising beef, pork, lamb and chicken without added hormones, steroids or antibiotics, plus local raw honey. CSA shares, farmers markets and online orders.
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