CONSUMER SERVICES
Greene County
PLANET EARTH DIVERSIFIED
Michael Clark
165 Earth Way Drive, Stanardsville, VA 22973
434.985.3570; FAX 434.985.4985
E-mail: email@planetearthdiversified.com
Directions: Route 33 west to Route 633 south to Earth Way Drive. Route 29 to Route 33 west at Ruckersville to Route 633 south at Quinque to Earth Way Drive.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, year-round by appointment.
Special Comments: See our program Meet the Farmer TV at www.meetthefarmer.com; Food from the Farm to the Plate.
Products: The finest quality and flavor tomatoes, basil, herbs and produce year round. Microgreens, baby arugula, herbs, cucumbers, baby salad mix, all grown year round in greenhouses. Field production of melons, pumpkins, greens, peppers (hot and sweet). Jams and jellies, pesto, raspberry syrup, dried herbs and dried hot chilies, salsa and barbecue sauce.
SHADY LANE FAMILY FARM
Nathan Yoder
159 Shady Lane, Free Union, VA 22940
434.985.2533
E-mail: nathanjyoder1@juno.com
Directions: From Charlottesville on Barracks Road, 4 miles. Right on Route 601. Go 10 miles to stop sign. Right on Route 810, 1 mile. Left on Route 628, 1 mile. Right on Route 614, 1 block. Left on Shady Lane to second drive on left.
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, March-October.
Special Comments: We have a full-service greenhouse in the spring with vegetable and bedding plants, hanging baskets and patio containers. In the summer, we grow many types of produce which is available at the farm, at Charlottesville City Market and at our market stand at Hunts Country Market on Garth Road on Thursday afternoons. Annual Spring Event, usually the last Friday and Saturday of April. Door prizes, specials, coffee and baked goodies. Call for details.
Products: Vegetable and bedding plants, hanging baskets and patio containers. Produce grown using organic methods.
SPRING GATE FARM
Jane H. and Charlie M. McKinney
6675 Fredericksburg Road, Barboursville, VA 22923
434.990.9162; FAX 434.990.0104
E-mail: springgte@aol.com
Directions: Route 29 north through Ruckersville. After intersection of Route 29/Route 33, go 3.1 miles, turn right onto Route 609 (Fredericksburg Road). Go 2.4 miles over bridge and farm is the second mailbox on the left.
Hours: By appointment only, Monday-Saturday, year round.
Special Comments: Gorgeous farm with stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains located on the Rapidan River.
Products: Vegetables (July-September); cashmere goats, pelts and fiber; eggs; honey.