CONSUMER SERVICES
Fauquier
COWS-N-CORN
Patty Leonard
5225 Catlett Road, Midland, VA 22728
540.439.4806; FAX 540.439.1437
E-mail: patty@cows-n-corn.com
Directions: Located at the intersection of Route 28 (Catlett Road) and Route 649 (Germantown Road) just 3 miles north of the intersections of Route 28 and Route 17 at Bealeton. Google 5191 Germantown Road, Midland, VA 22728 for driving directions.
Hours: Season is mid-April to early November; weekends serving ice cream. Festivals and corn maze. Monday-Friday group tours by appointment.
Special Comments: Take a narrated hayride tour and learn about modern dairy farming on our 300-cow family dairy. Learn about the daily life of a dairy cow from birth to production. Have fun getting lost in our corn maze (seasonal), enjoy a delicious hand-dipped ice cream cone or visit our small animal area. Special events all through the season. Specializing in group tours and events.
Products: Pick-your-own-pumpkins. Expanding seasonal produce. Check Web site for updates.
HARTLAND ORCHARD
Bill and Sharon Green
3064 Hartland Lane, Markham, VA 22643
540.364.2316
Directions: From Northern Virginia area, take I-66 west to Markham, exit 18. Turn right on Route 688, then immediately make left onto Belle Meade Lane. Orchard is ¼ mile on right.
Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily, June 15-October 31.
Special Comments: Driveway to orchard takes you through cow fields, hay fields, the main house built in 1775, past 10 other barns and out buildings up to the top of the orchards where there is a 360-degree view of the valley to enjoy while you pick fruit and picnic. Free hayrides in the fall and hay bales to climb. For fruit ripening dates and varieties of apples, call or visit our Web site.
Products: Pick-your-own cherries (sweet and sour), beginning June 15 (call ahead); pick-your-own blueberries, July 1-31; pick-your-own peaches, August 1-31 (call ahead); pick-your-own and fresh-picked apples, August 1-October 31; fresh apple cider, honey from orchard, sweet corn, and pumpkins. Cut-your-own Christmas trees also available.
STRIBLING ORCHARD
Robert or Emily Stribling
12012 Poverty Hollow La., Markham, VA 22643
540.364.3040; FAX 540.364.3939
E-mail: striblingorchard@aol.com
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily, July through mid-November
Special Comments: Historic buildings and 200-year-old home provide backdrop for a wonderful day of picking fruit, shopping at the Harvest House, and picnicking. Goats, donkeys, cows, horses, pigs, and chickens to pet and admire. On-site Snack Shack for lunches or snacks and bakery with homemade breads, pies, and pastries. Great view of the Blue Ridge. Fresh vegetables in season.
Products: Pick-your-own peaches and apples; jellies, relishes, salsas, dressings, jams, honey, fresh-baked pies, pastries, breads, artisan cheeses, Virginia peanuts, cookbooks, cider and pumpkins in fall. Fun and fancy collectibles.