CONSUMER SERVICES

Loudoun

CROOKED RUN ORCHARD
Sam Brown
37883 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA 20132
540.338.6642

Directions:  From Leesburg, take Route 7 west.  Turn left at Route 287 – Purcellville/Lovettsville exit.  Turn right onto E. Main Street.  Turn left at second driveway marked PYO or left at first driveway for stand. 
Hours:  Stand: 6 a.m.-dark, daily.  PYO: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday.
Special Comments:  The small fruits and vegetables are grown without, or with a minimum of, chemicals.  We use mineral (slow-release) fertilizers on all crops.  Apples and pumpkins available in large quantities.  You can walk along our creeks or picnic in a quiet grove.  Please no dogs.  We sell at the Alexandria Farmers’ Market during the Christmas season.
Products:  Asparagus, sour cherries, gooseberries, thornless blackberries, white and yellow peaches, plums, pears (Asian and American), summer and fall apples in order of ripening – Tydemen and Paula Red, Gala, Red and Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Jonagold, Braeburn, Law Rome and York.  Seasonal vegetables – salad mixes, green beans, tomatoes, pumpkins and gourds.  Christmas wreaths, swags, Yule logs, etc.  Pick-your-own sour cherries, blackberries, peaches, plums, apples, pears and some vegetables and herbs.   Please call ahead for picking information, as days vary depending on crop.

GREAT COUNTRY FARMS
Mark or Bruce Zurschmeide
18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont, VA 20135
540.554.2073; FAX – call first
E-mail:  farmer@greatcountryfarms.com

Directions:  From the Washington Beltway,take the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) west to Leesburg.  Take exit 1A for Route 7 west towards Winchester.  Follow Route 7 west 16 miles.  Turn left on Route 760 into Bluemont.  Go left onto Snickersville Turnpike and then take the first right onto Foggy Bottom Road.  First farm on left.
Hours:  9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday, April through October; CLOSED MONDAYS.
Special Comments:  Remember strawberry and blackberry picking as a child?  How about hayrides to the pumpkin patch?  Been fishing lately?  Now you can share these special experiences with your children while enjoying a day of fresh country air at Great Country Farms.  Admission includes a full day of family fun on the farm with hayrides, catch and release fishing (bring a pole and bait), our Farm Animal Barnyard, 5 mazes, giant 60-ft. slides and our 2800-square-foot Pumpkin Jumpin’ Pillow.  Our Country Store is stocked with seasonal produce, jams, honey, gifts and crafts.  School group tours and tour bus groups welcome.  Call or check the Web for current admission rates and group tours. 
Products:  Pick-your-own or freshly picked asparagus, strawberries, herbs, blackberries, plums, cherries, apricots, tomatoes, corn, eggplant, squash green beans, red raspberries, lots of veggies, apples, Belgian mums, cornstalks, Indian corn, pumpkins, fresh cider.