Feeding our growers
Each week, our growers will go home with a bag/box of food that they have helped grow. One of the benefits of performing meaningful work is that we can perceive the results of this work. When it comes to farming, the results are incredibly easy for us to see, touch, and taste. We want our growers to be able to experience the satisfaction that comes with having a meaningful job, beyond simply collecting a paycheck. The best part? Being able to consume the healthy food that we grew with our own hearts, minds, and hands.
Our Adventures in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
We currently offer weekly boxes of produce to CSA members via drop-off and pick-up locations in Loudoun County, Virginia. Please visit this page for more information and to sign up.
Farmers Markets
In 2017, we also began selling our produce at a farmers market at the Village of Leesburg on Wednesday evenings. The purpose of adding this new activity is threefold: 1) practice the “art” of setting up and breaking down a table and keep our produce fresh and attractive at market, 2) publicize our mission, and the importance of disability employment, with the general public, and 3) give our Growers a chance to practice their social and change-making skills with strangers. We have discovered that our employees absolutely love the chance to participate in the market. They work on their math and communication skills and get a change of scenery and pace from their time spent on the farm.
Support for the Hungry
Each year we partner with a food bank in the area, delivering bulk produce in order to provide fresh, naturally grown food to people suffering from food insecurity. In 2021, we are partnering with Tree of Life, and will deliver several hundred pounds of vegetables each week to their Leesburg food pantry between June and October.