CONSUMER SERVICES
Chesapeake, City of
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), 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: Clean, weed-free strawberry field. U-Pick containers available or bring your own. Mule-drawn hayrides weekends in October. Children welcome (remember your camera). Toilets and hand washing facilities. No pets in the fields, please.
Products: Late April-early June, U-Pick strawberries and May peas; homemade jams and peach salsa. Mid June-mid August, hand-picked sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches, melons, squash, homemade jams, peach salsa, garden salsas, and more. October weekends, U-Pick pumpkins, corn stalks, straw bales, homemade apple butter and pumpkin butter.
POOR JOHN’S FARM
914 Dominion Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23323
757.485.7743
Directions: I-64 to exit 291B. Route 17/Dominion Blvd. south. Farm 4 miles on right.
Hours: 8 a.m.- 7 p.m., daily.
Products: Pick -your-own and pre-picked strawberries. Other crops during the year include tomatoes, peppers, corn, butterbeans, green beans, okra, melons, cantaloupes, cucumbers, squash, onions, potatoes, eggplant, greens and pumpkins.
SKIPPER FARMS
Linda Skipper
2828 S. Battlefield Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757.368.0355
E-mail: skipperfarms.com
Directions: Hickory section of city/ business route 168 South. Approximately ¾ mile south of intersection of Centerville Turnpike South and South Battlefield Blvd.
Hours: May 1 – Labor Day, 10 to 6
Special Comments: U-pick strawberries only. CSA available.
Products: Strawberries, sweet corn, peaches, tomatoes, beans, cabbage, potatoes, collards, watermelons, cantaloupes, squash, lettuce, honey dews, peppers, okra, eggplant, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, blackberries, grapes, flowers, bedding plants, honey, turkeys, and free range eggs.