Gathering Springs Farm

08/19/2022

It was fun having out to take some pictures of “typical” farming activities… we picked berries, gave our gorgeous bell peppers their time in the spotlight, and played with the chickens.

08/10/2022

Sharing these beautiful pictures from a customer who bought some tomatoes to make sauce.

It makes us so happy to feed people, and seeing this and knowing that this family will be nourishing their bodies with our food in the depths of winter makes us feel all the feels! 🥰

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07/15/2022

That’s a wrap on the onion harvesting for another year! The most we have ever grown, and a three way experiment between 2 suppliers plus our own from seed.

These guys will cure for a few weeks in our greenhouse - with a shade cloth and fans, it becomes a great little spot to dry all the things!

07/09/2022

“1 dry quart”

Not that accurate today, but we are here at with delicious produce including our FIRST TOMATOES!

If sungold cherry tomatoes don’t make you feel like summer on a rainy day, we don’t know what will.

Thanks to the customers who are hitting up the farmers markets in their rain boots, umbrella in hand. Supporting your local farms on Saturdays like this one is EXTRA important.

06/21/2022

Summer Solstice Kimchi Making Party!

Not really a thing but it should be! Each year we make a spring Kimchi to use up all the spring crops that aren’t gonna kick it in 90 degrees day in day out.

Napa + kale + bok choy + radishes + kohlrabi + hakurei turnips + scallions + garlic scapes + farm team + one volunteer CSA member + a load of salt + gochujang + ginger, both from a store, + 1hr 45 minutes (and 2 weeks for fermenting) = just shy of 110lbs of kimchi.

Available at the market in July!

06/05/2022

What a perfect day to host our first food event of the year!

So grateful to all our guests who joined us for our tasting tour, cooking demo from the talented and brunch!

Watch this space for more fun on-farm events.

05/19/2022

We threw in a cheeky row of beans on April (yes… APRIL) 26th just to fill in this bed.

It was a bit of a gamble since normally we wouldn’t seed beans till at least mid May in case of a late frost, but the gamble paid off!

We had our last frosty nights just a few days after that and the beans had not popped their little sunny green heads out of the soil and we are so thankful for their patience.

The romaine will be harvested soon and the beans will be left to do their thing a few weeks after that!

04/30/2022

Tomorrow is our first market of the season and we are SO PUMPED! Can’t wait to see all our wonderful customers.

Gathering Springs Farm is a small scale, sustainability-focussed diversified produce farm. Pam Jones and Sarah Waybright put the health of the planet and their customers at the forefront, which helps drive every decision made on the farm, specifically by NEVER using synthetic fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. They also bring homemade crafts (pottery etc) as well as a few ferments and value added items to the market.

Visit Pam and Sarah every Saturday at the EatLoco Farmers Markets @ One Loudoun, 9am - 1pm.

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04/15/2022

Who is planning on growing a garden this year?

Who is a little late in starting some seedlings?

Well fear not, we’ve got you covered!

There is just over 1 week to go till our 2nd annual plant sale, right here on the farm!

Sunday 24th April from 10am-2pm we’ll be opening up the farm and selling vegetable, herb and some flower plants for your growing needs!

There will be a pottery demonstration by our very own farmer Sarah, and farm tours which *might* include a visit to some itty bitty baby chicks.

04/09/2022

We are getting lots done around here on the farm, in spite of many inches of rain over the past few days. It makes for muddy work but the worms are pretty dang happy… Pam, who wears an above average-sized boot, found this xxl worm today.

03/12/2022

A sweet snow pup picture is the best way to formally introduce the newest member of the GSF team, and Norman’s new pup-patrol partner in crime, Vallon! Pam and Rob were delighted to re home Vallon with the help of .

He has already settled right in to life on the farm, and is always delighted to meet farm guests, run circles around the garden at full speed and pose for cute photos.

03/01/2022

IWD 2022: Celebrating Loudoun County's Female+ Farmers and Allies

For any Loudoun County farmers out there!

Join us for a potluck and group discussion aimed at empowering our young farmers to overcome challenges and create connections and community

02/25/2022

Imagine making dinner tonight with THIS. This is just one example of a CSA delivery from last summer. Each week, our CSA members get a box like this to take home and serve their families.

If that looks like fun, then CSA may be right for you. We’re celebrating all this week. It's the most popular week of the year to sign up for a CSA farm membership.

What would you cook with this? Beets, turnips, scallions, swiss chard, lacinato kale, fennel, microgreens and fresh sage and thyme... Comment below!

https://www.gatheringspringsfarm.com/2022-csa-sign-up

02/24/2022

One of the best parts of being in our farm’s CSA is the “mad skills” you’ll learn about how to cook our veggies. Our community will help you discover fast and easy ways to eat and preserve a huge variety of veggies so that you stop wasting food and feel like a kitchen master.

This week is is National . Now through Feb. 26, farmers around the country are promoting their CSA membership and encouraging farm lovers to get behind a specific farmer for one season. If you are local to the Northern VA area and want to join our farm this year and get a weekly box of veggies, head to https://www.gatheringspringsfarm.com/2022-csa-sign-up

If you are not local, get on the googles and find yourself a local farmer who you can support. Know where your food comes from and join the movement to EAT LOCAL!

02/24/2022

Wow. Someone from our CSA farm membership made this from our veggies!⁠
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Does this make you drool? ⁠
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One of the things I love about our CSA is seeing what our members make every day with our food. This is stuffed delicata squash w/rice, onion, thyme, mushroom, and garlic, on a bed of arugula... If you’ve ever thought about joining our thriving farm community and getting a weekly share of our veggies, NOW is the time to join.⁠
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This week is National -- during this time, farmers from around the country are banding together to promote CSA. Join our CSA today and start taking some delicious pictures like this one! To learn more, go to: https://www.gatheringspringsfarm.com/2022-csa-sign-up

02/23/2022

What does eating sustainably mean to you? Comment below and join the conversation.

02/23/2022

Do you know your farmer (part 2)?⁠
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I’m Sarah and I am also one of the farmers who wants to grow your food! We started Gathering Springs Farm with the following mission at its heart: Healthy soils = healthy food = healthy people. ⁠
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I am a Registered Dietitian and am passionate about working with people who want to maximise the health benefits they can get out of their food. ⁠
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As a member of our CSA, you get more than just wonderful fresh vegetables each week, you also get our weekly CSA newsletter which contains recipes, storage instructions and facts about the food we are sending out, as well as a chance to come out to the farm to see it being grown! ⁠
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We also have the option to opt out up to 3 times in the season (yay...vacations!) and have an online member portal where you can manage all this. ⁠
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This week is and its the time to get yourself signed up: https://www.gatheringspringsfarm.com/2022-csa-sign-up

02/22/2022

Are your kids healthy eaters?

When Pam became a mum (she is English don't you know?!), she knew one of her job's was to create healthy eating habits from the start. No soda or juice. No processed food. Lots of veggies. Pam's son Harry is 2 years old, and some days it is a struggle to get him to eat ANYTHING! But each day he is more and more interested in healthy farm-grown food, especially if he gets to go out to the field and pick it himself!

We hope our CSA farm members experience the same success with their own kids. Healthy eating habits start at a young age! Surround your kids with all kinds of vegetables. It is a gift you are giving them.

02/22/2022

Do you know your farmer?

I’m Pam, one of the farmers from Gathering Springs Farm. I know what it feels like when you don’t know where your food comes from. It’s one of the reasons I decided to farm. I don’t just farm because I love to grow vegetables. I do this because I want to help my neighbors reconnect with their food.

I want people to know the hand that feeds them.

This week, we’re celebrating National . It's the most popular week of the year to sign up for a CSA farm membership. CSA farmers across the country (including us!) need your support now for a successful harvest this year.

Will you join our farm? In doing so, you’ll get a weekly share of veggies from the fields and the chance to make something truly delicious in your kitchen. (Plus you’re supporting a local farmer!)
https://www.gatheringspringsfarm.com/2022-csa-sign-up

02/05/2022

It’s amazing to see the beautiful variation in shell color that our chickens produce. These kind of “anomalies” would be pulled and likely discarded in industrial egg operations. Yet another reason to eat local and support your small farmer. Less waste, less miles from field to fork.

01/24/2022

As we sit here in the depths of winter, with hazy plans for the coming season drifting in and out of our brains, looking back on another year and recognising the successes and failures of a time we poured ourselves into.

Finally catching our breath between the waves of an exacting but beautiful dance with Mother Nature, whilst being Mother to beautiful but exacting children.

Feelings of excitement of spring and dirty fingernails, the first taste of a sun warmed tomato straight off the vine conflicting the need for more time, more rest, more space to mother and hibernate and stay indoors.

But damn, if this doesn’t make me gaze in wonderment of the journey we have been on over the last 4 years.

Thanks for joining us on this journey so far!

11/11/2021

Harry is mighty grateful for all the pumpkins dropped off with and - his chickens are already loving the treats! If anyone has in-carved pumpkins that they want to see go to a good cause and not just fill up the landfill, get in touch about dropping them off on the farm for our creatures to turn into delicious eggs!