CONSUMER SERVICES
Frederick County
CLINE’S FARM
Becky Price
920 Hopewell Road, Clear Brook, VA 22624
540.662.5684
E-mail: pricewhp@aol.com
Directions: From I-81, exit 321, west on Hopewell Road. Just west of the exit.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday
Products: Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries in late May. Summer produce. Fresh-picked peaches in August. Several varieties of apples from August-November 1. Call for availability.
HASKINS FAMILY FARM
Robert and Mary Haskins
370 Buffalo Marsh Road, Middletown, VA 22645
540.869.3795; FAX 309.296.9041
E-mail: info@haskinsfamilyfarm.com
Directions: From I-81, exit 307 (Stephens City), take Route 11 straight through light onto Marlboro Road. Follow Marlboro Road until it ends at Middle Road, about 3 miles. Turn left onto Middle Road, proceed 0.7 mile and turn left onto Clark Road. Proceed on Clark Road for about 1.5 miles until Buffalo Marsh Road. Turn right onto Buffalo Marsh Road. 370 is the second driveway on the right. Bear right at Y in shared driveway.
Hours: 2-5 p.m., Saturdays, year round or by appointment.
Special Comments: Visitors welcome. We have baby chicks and piglets most times of the year.
Products: Free-range eggs, whole frozen chicken and pastured pork cuts (sausage, tenderloin, bacon, etc.) available year round. Chicken is pastured during warmer months. Holiday turkeys and hams available on a pre-order basis; call the farm for availability and to reserve. Limited amount of no-pesticide cherries, pears and apples in season.
MARKER-MILLER ORCHARDS FARM MARKET
John and Carolyn Marker
3035 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester, VA 22602
540.662.1391; FAX 540.662.7308
E-mail: jmfarmer@hughes.net
Directions: From I-81, exit 310 onto Route 37 north. Proceed approximately 2 miles to Route 622. Turn left on Route 622; go 3¼ miles; farm is on the left.
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday, July 1 until Thanksgiving, 12 Noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, September & October. Other times, call for hours.
Special Comments: Opening Festival first Saturday in July. Peach Festival, second Saturday in August. Fall Farm Festival, fourth Saturday in September. Apple Harvest Festival, Columbus Day weekend. Festivals have music, wagon rides, barrel train and lots of food. Also have in-house bakery.
Products: Pick-your-own and fresh-picked available as follows: July - Lodi apples, plums, and peaches; August -peaches, plums, Ginger Gold and Gala apples; September 1 - Honeycrisp apples, followed by the fall apples. PYO starts September 1. All season our bakery features pies, cakes and our famous apple-cider donuts. Also have jams, jellies, salad dressings, honey and fruit wines.
NICHOLS FARM
David Nichols
1832 Chapel Road, Middletown, VA 22645
540.869.1258
E-mail: nichfarm@visuallink.com
Directions: Take I-81 exit 302 and follow signs to Middletown. At the traffic light, turn right (west) on Route 627 (Chapel Road) and travel 1 mile. Orchard is on the right.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; closed Sunday. Open approximately August 1-October 31.
Special Comments: We are conveniently located 3 miles from the intersection of I-66 and I-81. Just follow the signs to Middletown.
Products: Fresh-picked peaches, apples and pumpkins. Peach varieties include John Boy, Sunhigh, Loring, Cresthaven and Redskin. Apple varieties include Red Delicious, Ida Red, Golden Delicious, Stayman and York. Pumpkins start October 1. Dates may vary depending on the season.
RICHARD’S FRUIT MARKET
Eddie or Mary Richard
6410 Middle Road, Middletown, VA 22645
540.869.1455
Directions: Take I-81 to exit 307; 4 miles west of Stephens City on Route 631. Left on Route 628 (Middle Road); 1 mile to orchard and fruit market.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, August-November.
Special Comments: A Peach/Milliner (Hand-Made Hats) Festival, third Sunday in August, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors from all over will be demonstrating the art of making beautiful handmade hats and will have hats for sale. Call for details. Wine Festival, the third Saturday in September. Call for details and reservations in September. Apple Harvest Festival, third weekend in October with free bluegrass music both days, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday. Also pick-your-own flowers, August until frost. Virginia State Gourd Festival, first weekend in November (see Web site for details - www.americangourdsociety.org).
Products: Fresh-picked peaches from our own orchard, July 25-Labor Day - Harbelle, Red Haven, Sun High, Loring, Blake and Bisco. Pick-your-own and fresh-picked apples - Red Delicious, Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Golden Delicious, York, Stayman, Idared, Rome. Also, pumpkins in season, sweet cider, country hams, jelly, local honey and fall mums.
RINKER ORCHARDS, INC.
Mrs. Ruth B. Rinker
1156 Marlboro Road, Stephens City, VA 22655
540.869.1499
Directions: Take Route 11 or I-81, exit 307, to traffic light in Stephens City. Go west on Route 631 (Marlboro Road) approximately 2-1/2 miles.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily, September 15-October 20.
Special Comments: Containers furnished. Children welcome. Picnic area. Call before traveling long distance.
Products: Fresh picked asparagus, April 10-June 10. Pick-your-own apples - Red and Golden Delicious, Idareds, September 15-October 20; Nittany, York, Rome and other varieties, after October 1. Fresh cider, September 15 on.
SHAWNEE SPRINGS MARKET
Lisa Johnson
6656 N. Frederick Pike, Cross Junction, VA 22625
540.888.4164, FAX 540.888.7963
E-mail: sales@shawneesprings.com
Directions: I-81 exit 317. Stay on Route 37 south until first exit. Get on Route 522 north, go approximately 12 miles; we’re on the right.
Hours: 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, year round. Closed Christmas Day.
Special Comments: Home of Shawnee Springs brand fruit products, including 13 flavors of fruit butters; 27 types of preserves, jams and jellies. Home to our famous canned peaches. We also have Virginia hams, fresh-baked pies and breads. Full-service deli serves breakfast and lunch. Seasonal gift items available year-round. The farm market is grower owned and operated.
Products: Fresh-picked white and yellow sweet corn in July and August. Fresh-picked peaches from July 4 through August. Apples are available late August-February. Fresh garden produce available all summer. Pumpkin Patch in fall. Spring – Easter and Mother’s Day flowers.
SHEN-VAL FARM MARKET
Sharon R. McDonald
2180 Fairfax Pike, White Post, VA 22663
540.868.0366; FAX 540.869.0822
E-mail: shenvalj@visuallink.com
Directions: I-81 to exit 307, Stephens City. East off the exit onto Route 277 and proceed through the lights, approximately 4.5 miles. The market will be located on your right.
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily, April-December. Winter hours - 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Sunday, January 2-March 31.
Special Comments: Home-grown fruits and vegetables from our Virginia Century Farm. Bedding plants and hanging baskets available from our greenhouse. Fall mums grown right here along with pumpkins, gourds and fall squash. Our beef cattle graze nearby. On-farm stand open July-October.
Products: Farm-raised Angus beef, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, cabbage, green beans, peppers, peaches, plums, cherries, apples, watermelon, cantaloupe, pumpkins, hanging baskets, planters, bedding and vegetable plants and mums. Baked goods, jams, jellies and apple butter made on the farm. Christmas trees and wreaths, country ham and gift boxes.
TIMBER RIDGE FRUIT FARM, LLC
Cordell L. Watt
311 Muse Road, Gore, VA 22637
540.858.3207; FAX 540.858.2888
E-mail: TRFF@visuallink.com
Directions: Route 50 west, 12 miles west of Winchester. Turn left onto Route 610 (Parrishville Road). Travel 2.5 miles on hard surface. Timber Ridge Fruit Farm, LLC is on the left.
Hours: Call for times open.
Products: Peach and apple orchards with packing house.
VIRGINIA FARM MARKET, LLC
Joe Lizer
1881 N. Frederick Pike (Route 522 North), Winchester, VA 22603
540.665.8000
Directions: 1 mile north of Winchester on Route 522. Look for the big red barn.
Hours: Closed January-March. April-May, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily; June-October, 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., daily; November-first week of December, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily. Closed remainder of December.
Special Comments: Farm market featuring a dozen varieties of fresh baked pies; preserves and jelly (with and without sugar); Virginia sugar-cured country hams; jug-your-own fresh-squeezed cider (free samples) mid-September - first week of December. Tour buses welcome. School tours welcome with appointment. Picnic area. Mail order brochure. Pumpkin Land with storybook characters, photo area, September 15-October 31.
Products: Fresh-picked, select-your-own Virginia freestone peaches (mid-July until Labor Day). July peaches include Earli Glo, Topaz, Early Red Haven and Red Haven. August peaches include Sun High, Glo Haven, Loring, Bounty, Crest Haven and Flaming Fury. Harvest dates are approximate and varieties are in season for about a week. Please call for current varieties. Fresh-picked, select-your-own apples are available from late August through the first week of December. Varieties include Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Ginger Gold, Stayman, Rome Beauty, Granny Smith, Ida Red, Gala, Fuji, Nittany, Empire, Honey Crisp, Jonathan, Crispin, Jonagold Cameo and Pink Lady. Some varieties only available a few weeks, while others are available for three months. Please call for current varieties. Thousands of pumpkins from 3 ounces to 100 pounds with corn stalks, gourds, winter squash and Indian corn from early September until October 31.