Long Stone Farm

02/28/2022

Vote now for the Top 5!

Little late to the first round of voting... but we are nominated in two categories in the annual Best of Loudoun awards this year. Last year we placed in the Best Farm category and we'd LOVE to do it again!

This year you can find us in the AGRITOURISM EVENT category and the FARM category.

Give us some love if you have a free minute ❤

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Vote once per day for your favorites in and or all categories now through Friday, March 11.

02/26/2022

We are open at the farm all weekend 8-6 pm.

We are closed this weekend at our Route 9 Market due to the temperatures.

Inventory update:

Chicken eggs: LOTS
Duck eggs: available

Salami: sold out until April

Pork:
Bone-in chops
Tenderloin/pork fish (out)
Unseasoned ground pork
Shoulder roasts
Boneless loin roasts
Bacon
Smoked ham slices
Ground sausage (breakfast, sage, mild Italian)
Griller sausage (Korean bbq, jalapeño mozzarella (ground only), kielbasa, tuscan, sweet Italian, Apple & fennel)
Maple breakfast links
Canadian bacon
Rope sausage (Sundried tomato, mild Italian, mango habanero)
Spareribs
Babyback ribs (out)
Lard
Bone broth

Chicken:
Feta & spinach sausage
Apple & fennel sausage
Tuscan sausage
Chorizo sausage
Ground chicken
Whole chicken (sold out until May 2022)
Half chicken (sold out until May 2022)
Boneless breasts (sold out until May2022)
1/4 leg/thigh (low)
Chicken wings
Bone broth
Chicken feet, liver, necks, hearts (low)

Beef: we are full on all steaks, roasts and ground beef (low until next week!)!

@saltpotkitchen: cauliflower & turmeric soup

@harvue_cheese: jalapeño cheddar, mild cheddar, smoked cheddar, garlic and chive, horseradish, ranch.

@villagecheeseworks: Atoka, Round Hill Camembert

Coffee from @stagelinecoffeeroasters

Birdie's Pimento Cheesese: classic, cream cheese and black pepper, jalapeño, smoked Gouda and roasted red pepper, parmesan garlic

We also have VA syrups, yogurt, butter, kraut, kimchi, kombucha, spices, crackers, chutney, craft tonic & soda water and more.

Come see us at the farm!

Payment options:
PayPal/Venmo/Cash/Check/Zelle

02/24/2022

We are always asked what’s in our hog field this time of the year…

It’s a mix of things, but the eye-catcher is the T-Raptor Hybrid Forage Rape.

T-Raptor is a forage hybrid brassica that produces a bulb that gets HUGE in our hog field. Some reasons we love this cool season annual:

* High forage yield
* Multiple grazings
* Graze in 6-8 weeks after planting
* Rapid regrowth
* Suitable for all grazing our hogs and cattle
* Great for soil health

We usually plant this the first week in September and get excellent coverage out of it. We don’t graze it until the Spring. The pigs are getting a little taste now, but the rest of the mix will start producing spring forage soon and that will yield a lot of great forages in a few weeks!

We grabbed this picture today while feeding.

There are a lot of things happening in the world right now. Just know that we are moving forward with full plans to increase our production of pasture-raised chicken and beef this year (might be giving Turkeys a go, too). We plan to keep our freezers full to the best of our ability while respecting our families limitations. We anticipate there will be supply issues from the Ukraine-Russia conflict. We just don’t know what that fully looks like yet. Mostly just praying for the children and families caught in the crossfire today ❤

02/19/2022

We are open at the farm all weekend 8-6 pm.

We are closed this weekend at our Route 9 Market due to the temperatures.

While we have some extra space in the chicken freezer we will be offering some cauliflower and turmeric soup from The Salt Pot Kitchen. This soup is perfectly paired with one of our pan-seared chops. They buy a lot of ground pork from us so it’s fun to get to carry something of theirs! We will be stocking this soup this afternoon (Saturday) after their market ends. I will also add that Wendy allowed me to request the removal of the word “vegan” on their label and I greatly appreciate it. So now you can buy this wonderful vegan-free soup at our farm store!

Inventory update:

Chicken eggs: LOTS

Salami: Soppressata (low)

Pork:
Bone-in chops
Tenderloin/pork fish (out)
Unseasoned ground pork
Shoulder roasts
Boneless loin roasts
Bacon
Smoked ham slices
Ground sausage (breakfast, sage, mild Italian)
Griller sausage (Korean bbq (out), jalapeño mozzarella, kielbasa, tuscan, sweet Italian, Apple & fennel)
Maple breakfast links
Canadian bacon
Rope sausage (Sundried tomato, mild Italian, mango habanero)
Spareribs
Babyback ribs (out)
Lard
Bone broth

Chicken:
Feta & spinach sausage
Apple & fennel sausage
Tuscan sausage
Chorizo sausage
Ground chicken
Whole chicken (sold out until May 2022)
Half chicken (sold out until May 2022)
Boneless breasts (low)
1/4 leg/thigh (low)
Chicken wings
Bone broth
Chicken feet, liver, necks, hearts (low)

Beef: we are full on all steaks, roasts and ground beef!

@harvue_cheese: jalapeño cheddar, mild cheddar (out), smoked cheddar, garlic and chive, horseradish, ranch.

@villagecheeseworks: Atoka (out), Round Hill Camembert (out)

Coffee from @stagelinecoffeeroasters

Birdie's Pimento Cheesese: classic, cream cheese and black pepper, jalapeño, smoked Gouda and roasted red pepper, parmesan garlic

We also have VA syrups, yogurt, butter, kraut, kimchi, kombucha, spices, crackers, chutney, craft tonic & soda water and more.

Come see us at the farm!

Payment options:
PayPal/Venmo/Cash/Check/Zelle

02/17/2022

Holding the down the gate so these little pigs are kept safe while we refresh their bedding and feed. Our new barn has served our fields and pigs very well this winter. The pigs are breaking down the straw, hay and wood chips down at a beautiful rate. We project we have elevated at least 2 feet in this barn. If the barn is 72’ x 30’ that means we have made roughly 385,600 lbs of soil/compostable material or 193 tons.

Impressive.

In a few weeks will clean the barn and distribute this valuable fertility to other areas of the farm. While we clean the barn the pigs will get to start grazing some spring annuals and they will be happy happy happy!

02/13/2022

Everyone loves piglets! We started farrowing some pigs at the farm last year and had our first winter litter the other night. 11 little Berkshires on the ground. Timber was delighted to watch them and touch a few through the gate this morning!

We got a couple inches of snow at the farm last night but we are open as usual today if you want to visit the farm store. Open 8-6 PM.

Have a great Sunday!

02/12/2022

Our on-site farm store is open 8-6 pm today and tomorrow will a full selection of pork, beef, chicken (limited), eggs, cheese, and more.

Claire (pictured) will be at our Route 9 Market TODAY (Saturday). We will be closed there tomorrow. She has a selection of our pork, beef, chicken, eggs, krauts and cheese.

Pop-in and grab a few items while she’s there today 11-5 pm.

We will be at the farm working on fences and prepping for some spring green!

02/10/2022

We will OPEN at our Route 9 Market this SATURDAY 11-5 pm.

We are offering pre-orders so you can purchase from a full selection of our current inventory. If you pre-order you can pick up your items anytime between 11-5 pm.

Message us or email for an order form at [email protected].

02/09/2022

Every year on this farm has brought change. When we started this thing we were 25. We didn’t have much money, but we did have a lot of dreams. We got married on this farm and started our family.

Management is ever-changing due to production growth and kids! We had a lot of time and energy at 25… we are now 36 and have had three kids in the last 5 years and it’s changed our bodies, our energy, our management and the way our farm functions. There is no 8-5 pm out here, just a lot of work and a lot of decisions.

Wouldn’t have it any other way…. It’s why my email signature says it might take me 3-5 days to respond so call if it’s an emergency! I try to not be available to the technology demands of this world. My phone seems to follow me and I enjoy the freedom when I leave it and just enjoy being outside with the kids. I want them to know parents that look and see them, not a mama who quiets them for another phone call or text message (bc it definitely happens!).

We are so thankful our family helps us because we don’t do this alone. These kids keep us on our feet and it’s been so fun seeing them change…. Piper was driving the tractor tonight and Boone was pushing the buttons… it’s not all easy and fun with the little ones tagging along, but it’s definitely worth it.

02/05/2022

We are open at the farm today 8-6 pm.

We are closed this weekend at our Route 9 Market due to the temperatures. When it’s above 45 on a Saturday or Sunday in February you will find us there!

Inventory update:

Chicken eggs: low

Salami: Soppressata

Pork:
Bone-in chops
Tenderloin/pork fish (out)
Unseasoned ground pork
Shoulder roasts
Boneless loin roasts
Bacon
Smoked ham slices
Ground sausage (breakfast, sage, mild Italian)
Griller sausage (Korean bbq (out), jalapeño mozzarella, kielbasa, tuscan (low), sweet Italian, Apple & fennel)
Maple breakfast links
Canadian bacon
Rope sausage (Sundried tomato, mild Italian, mango habanero)
Spareribs
Babyback ribs (out)
Lard
Bone broth

Chicken:
Feta & spinach sausage
Apple & fennel sausage
Tuscan sausage
Chorizo sausage
Ground chicken
Whole chicken (sold out until May 2022)
Half chicken (sold out until May 2022)
Boneless breasts (low)
1/4 leg/thigh (low)
Chicken wings
Bone broth
Chicken feet, liver, necks, hearts (low)

Beef: we are full on all steaks, roasts and ground beef!

@harvue_cheese: jalapeño cheddar (out), mild cheddar (out), smoked cheddar, garlic and chive, horseradish,

@villagecheeseworks: Atoka, Round Hill Camembert

Coffee from @stagelinecoffeeroasters

Birdie's Pimento Cheesese: classic, cream cheese and black pepper, jalapeño, smoked Gouda and roasted red pepper, parmesan garlic

We also have VA syrups, yogurt, butter, kraut, kimchi, kombucha, spices, crackers, chutney, craft tonic & soda water and more.

Come see us!

Payment options:
PayPal/Venmo/Cash/Check/Zelle