Greenstone Fields, 38223 John Wolford Road, Purcellville, VA (2021)

09/18/2021

Alex is all set up and ready to go @wheatlandspring farmers market. Bouquets, bunches and flowers by the stem. We will be here until 1. It’s Octoberfest weekend at the brewery. They have beer and food. You can also pick up your groceries from: @farmfireside @georgesmillcheese @willowoakscider @dapple.farm @le.gouterbread @longstonefarm

09/14/2021

We had fun hosting a @fhcasa field day this morning. Future Harvest is a great organization that supports all kinds of small farmers. It warms my heart to meet so many enthusiastic and passionate farmers who have an interest in flowers. 😍💐🐾

09/10/2021

Nicholas, if it weren’t for you we would not grow dahlias. You are a dahlia rockstar, but you could you pick up the pace…we need more of you!

You will see lots of our Dahlias tomorrow @wheatlandspring farmers market between 11 and 1. We will be there with @farmfireside @le.gouterbread @willowoakscider @dapple.farm @georgesmillcheese

09/03/2021

We are not at the @wheatlandspring market this week, but no worries as Sage of @far_bungalow_farm will be there. See Sage and the usual others from 11-1. @farmfireside @dapple.farm @willowoakscider @le.gouterbread @georgesmillcheese

We will be back next week with lots of dahlias!

08/31/2021

Today’s @potomac_vegetable_farms CSA bouquets brought to you by Becca and Caroline!❤️💐🐾

08/24/2021

Our last planting for the season, and …. my farming career! Definitely bittersweet. We typically plant on Tuesdays when Caroline is with us. She and Becca look forward to Tuesdays when the babies are ready to get in the ground. #farmfriends #farmerretirement

08/23/2021

We are long-time supporters of local food co-ops. Luckily for Loudoun County, a new co-op is coming to Lovettsville. It is exciting to see the movement of community supported, local, fresh food coming to town.

As part of the Lovettsville Co-op membership drive, we are offering a fall flower share for the winner of a random drawing from new member sign ups by August 27. The winner will get 4 weeks of a beautiful bouquet that you pick up at our farm on Saturdays starting September 11. Please consider becoming a member to help this important effort.

Details and eligibility requirements are on the Co-op website: www.lovettsville-grocery.com/join-us.

08/20/2021

I wish I didn’t have to do this. #dahliasarestupiduntilltheyarent

08/13/2021

How about a flower bar where you choose flowers to build your own bouquet? We will have buckets of stems @wheatlandspring farmers market tomorrow from 11-1. Join us and other groovy growers and makers: @le.gouterbread @dapple.farm @georgesmillcheese @farmfireside @willowoakscider #loudounfarms #loudounfarmersmarket #takeloudounhome

08/10/2021

It’s HOT outside!! This is a good time to be inside making sauce. Lucky us that we have access to tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers and herbs grown here by @farmfireside…everything but the olive oil and salt! You can get your own sauce ingredients from them Saturday’s @wheatlandspring farmers market from 11-1. Bouquet made by Sage of @far_bungalow_farm ❤️💐🐾. #tomatosauce #rubychillininthebackground

08/07/2021

Another keeper. Henry Eilers Rudbeckia is just great! The tubular petals, along with the sturdy stems make it a winner. Dennis is a keeper too - best farm partner ever. ❤️💐🐾

08/06/2021

Here they come! We keep our dahlias from blooming until later in the season to avoid the heat they dislike. It also gives us time to pump the plants up with lots of nutrients. Even though they have a shorter vase life than all our other flowers, we forget all the effort they take and enjoy every stem’s beauty! #dahlias

07/30/2021

It is hard to capture a decent photo of one of these bouquets going to market tomorrow, so I’ll settle for a shot from the top. Sage and Mary had a great time in the hub today, making CSA and market bouquets. You can see the results @wheatlandspring farmers market tomorrow from 11 to 1. There will also be delicious and nutritious products from @georgesmillcheese @dapplefarm @longstonefarm @le.gouterbread @farmfireside and @willowoakscider

07/23/2021

Rudbeckia triloba. I love you in the bucket but not when you are a w**d throughout the farm.

07/20/2021

I am starting to think about the last time I do things around the farm, given that this is my last year farming. I call these “the lasts”. One of the “lasts” that is pertinent right now is night harvest of Mountain Mint...our favorite foliage. It is a simple beauty, and the bees love what I leave for them. Mountain Mint will be one of the “keepers” in the Babz patch that will live beyond Greenstone Fields. If you want suggestions for your own flower patch, stay tuned and I’ll be sharing more of my “keepers”. #mountainmint #nightharvest #lastyearfarming

07/08/2021

Crinkly and colorful. #strawflower

07/02/2021

Becca and a particularly nice crop of Rudbeckia, my new best friend. 😍💐🐾.

06/26/2021

Now that it’s summer, you need some sunflowers! We have these beauties @wheatlandspring today from 11-1. Join us and these great producers @georgesmillcheese, @dapple.farm, @farmfireside, @willowoakscider, @le.gouterbread, @quartzwoodfarm and @longstonefarm

06/12/2021

Things were busy in the hub yesterday, making our CSA bouquets and prepping for today’s market. See us @wheatlandspring from 11 - 1. You can help celebrate the brewery’s 2nd anniversary celebrations, and get some greatness from these other fine farmers and makers: @le.gouterbread @farmfireside @willowoakscider @georgesmillcheese @dapple.farm

06/08/2021

One of my favorites. Asclepias tuberosa is beautiful, has a great vase life and is enjoyed by pollinators. What’s not to love? #asclepias #polinators #localflowers #loudoungrown

06/04/2021

We did our first zinnia harvest today and Alex can’t wait to do more!!🥰Nothing says summer on a flower farm like these colorful beauties. #zinnia #flowerfarm #loudoungrown #takeloudounhome

06/01/2021

Dahlias in May! The dahlia overwintering project was a huge success! #dahlia

05/28/2021

We need rain, as it has been terribly dry this spring. It is tough, though, when the rains come on market days. Farmers are prepping for their Saturday markets today knowing that with inches of rain coming, turnout may not be great. For those of you who support farmers, get your wellies and slickers ready and get to market tomorrow, please!

@wheatlandspring market you can get our bouquets, which are very full this week, great eggs, meats, cheeses, fermented goods, fruit and be sure to get some sugar snaps from @farmfireside See you there tomorrow from 11 to 1.

@dapple.farm @longstonefarm @georgesmillcheese @number1sons @le.gouterbread @willowoakscider

#supportfarmers #loudoungrown #takeloudounhome

05/14/2021

The market bouquets this week are full of new spring beauties like Baptisia, stock, snapdragons, and of course peonies! You can get these beauties as well as peony bunches at the market @wheatlandspring tomorrow from 11-1. #springflowers #localflowers #loudouncounty #takeloudounhome

05/08/2021

We always cross fingers that the peonies will be ready in time for Mother’s Day. In recent years they have been starting so early we have to protect from frosts. This year we lost a few but will have plenty at the market. Moms love peonies...come get them @wheatlandspring today from 11-1.

You can also pick up lots of other great things from @georgesmillcheese @le.gouterbread @farmfireside @dapple.farm @longstonefarm and @willowoakscider

05/07/2021

Our overwintered snaps are right on time to be part of our Mother’s Day arrangements. Come see at the market @wheatlandspring tomorrow from 11-1!
#mothersday #localflowers #loudoungrown #takeloudounhome

04/30/2021

Sage is back and making beauty in the Ruby Studio today. These are samples of our Mother’s Day arrangements that you can order through our website, and pick up next Saturday at either Greenstone, Far Bungalow Farm, or Wheatland Spring Brewery. Our Ranunculus, snapdragons, stock and hopefully peonies; as well as Sage’s spectacular anemones will be included. Order soon and pamper mom with freshly harvested local flowers! 😍💐🐾

#localflowers #loudoungrown #takeloudounhome #flowerfarmer #mothersday #greenstonefields #farbungalowfarm #wheatlandspring

04/30/2021

Today we are getting ready for a brand-new farmer market this Saturday at Wheatland Spring Brewery, less than a mile from our farm. For Falls Church folks, you will see some of your favorite vendors every week… @farmfireside are the folks who grew excellent veggies for the Farm at Sunnyside; @georgesmillcheese, everyone’s favorite goat cheese maker; @le.gouterbread with simply the best breads; Crosswind Collective @dapple.farm with eggs from awesome birds, and @willowoakscider fruit products. Other vendors will join us on a once a month basis. This week it is @longstonefarm with carefully raised meats.

Join us for this new adventure Saturdays from 11 – 1, and enjoy some premium brews from @wheatlandspring while you are at it. Be sure to check out samples of our Mother’s Day arrangements that you can preorder for pick up at the market on May 8.

04/26/2021

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we have you covered! Our peonies have dodged the frost bullets, and with warm temperatures coming we are hopeful they will be center stage in our bouquets and table arrangements. This year we are teaming up with @far_bungalow_farm, using both farm’s’ freshly harvested flowers. Ordering is easy through our website, and you can pick up at either farm. If you want to be sure mom has flowers throughput the season, you can also sign her up for our weekly CSA shares. Mom deserves sone lovin’ and locally grown flowers are a great way to show it! #mothersday #mothersdayflowers #locallygrownflowers #takeloudounhome