CONSUMER SERVICES
BROOKDALE FARM & MARKET
Tom, Anne and Amanda Baker
2133 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, VA
757.721.0558
E-mail: brookdale.farm@cox.net
Directions: Located at 2133 Mount Pleasant Road, ¼ mile west of the former Bergey’s Dairy Farm. From Battlefield Blvd. in downtown Great Bridge, go east on Mount Pleasant Road (Virginia Route 165) approximately 5 ¾ miles. Look for sign on the right. From Virginia Beach Municipal Center area, go southwest on North Landing Road (Virginia Route 165). Crossing the Intracoastal Waterway, North Landing Road becomes Mount Pleasant Road. Continue approximately 3 miles from the drawbridge and look for sign on the left.
Hours: Strawberry Season (Please call first to confirm crop availability and hours) - 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12 Noon-5 p.m., Sunday. Sweet Corn Season - 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12 Noon-5 p.m. Sunday; Pumpkin Season (weekends only) - 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 12 Noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Special Comments: Children welcome (remember your camera). Moms’ play groups and seniors groups are welcome. Clean, weed-free strawberry field. U-Pick containers available or bring your own. Horse-drawn hayrides and other activities weekends during May and October. Toilets, hand washing facilities and picnic area during strawberry season. No pets in the fields, please.
Products: Late April-early June, U-Pick strawberries and May and sugar peas; home-style jams, peach and pineapple salsas. Mid June-mid August, hand-picked sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches, melons, squash, home-style jams, peach and pineapple salsas and more. October weekends, U-Pick pumpkins; corn stalks, straw bales, home-style apple and pumpkin butters and peach and pineapple salsas.
CHESAPEAKE FARMERS’ MARKET
Watson Lawrence
City Park, 900 Greenbrier Parkway, Chesapeake, VA
757.382.6348; FAX 757.382.6665
E-mail: watsonl@vt.edu
Description: The Farmers’ Market is open to farmers and horticultural producers only. Participants must register with Chesapeake Extension Office. All products must be locally grown. Products include vegetables, fruits, melons, honey, jams, jellies, flowers, potted plants, bedding plants and herbs.
Directions: Exit I-64 onto Greenbrier Parkway. Travel 2.5 miles south and City Park will be on the right.
Hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays, June-October.
CLARKE FARM
Judy Clarke
3833 Bruce Road
Chesapeake, VA 23321
757.484.6000
E-mail: clarkefarm@cox.net
Directions: From Virginia Beach and Suffolk, I-664 to exit 10. Bear right. Turn right on Taylor Road. Turn left on Bruce Road.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, April-October; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, November-December.
Special Comments: Hayrides to the pumpkin patch in October.
Products: Fresh-picked tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, green beans, butter beans, sweet corn, collards, peppers, pumpkins.
GEE-HAW FARM
Judy Ferguson
508 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757.547.2338
E-mail: mulemad@earthlink.net
Directions: From 64 take Battlefield Blvd South exit. Follow Battlefield over Intercoastal Waterway. Take 1st right after crossing bridge which will be Albemarle Drive. Follow for 1 mile past the Chesapeake Civic Center area, road bares to the left. Farm immediately on right next to the pond. Look for Gee-Haw Farm and Honey sign.
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., June- October.
Products: Honey, eggs and herbs available all year call ahead for these items. Produce-fresh picked, select your own.
LILLEY FARMS AND NURSERY, INC.
Jerry Lilley and Jessica Lilley-Reber
2800 Tyre Neck Road, Chesapeake, VA 23321
757.484.3448; FAX 757.483.3245
E-mail: info@lilleyfarms.com
Directions: From I-664, take exit 10/Pughsville Road exit and go east. Turn right onto Taylor Road. Go one light. Turn left at the light on Bruce Road. Go two lights and turn right onto Tyre Neck Road. Take your immediate left back on Bruce Road. Our farm is on the right of Bruce Road.
Hours: Hours are variable. Please call ahead. Our seasonal strawberry hotline is 757-483-9880.
Special Comments: All picking and fresh-picked containers are provided. There is nothing like the taste of a fresh strawberry. Please enjoy yourselves at our farm. Children are welcome.
Products: Pick-your-own and fresh-picked strawberries on raised beds lined with plastic. Clean, easy picking.