CONSUMER SERVICES
Virginia Beach, City Of
BROOKDALE FARM & MARKET
Tom, Anne and Amanda Baker
2060 Vaughan Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23457
757.721.0558
E-mail: brookdale.farm@cox.net
Directions: South on Princess Anne Road from the Nimmo Church/Red Mill Commons area or east on Indian River Road to the stoplight in downtown Pungo (Princess Anne/Indian River intersection), then south on Princess Anne Road (Virginia Route 615) for 4 miles. Or from the Municipal Center area, take West Neck Road south, then turn right onto Princess Anne Road for 1.3 miles. Our Farm Market (open only during sweet corn season) is on the left at the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Vaughan Road. Our farmstead, strawberry field, and pre-picked pumpkins are ¼ mile up Vaughan Road.
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: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12 noon-5 p.m., Sunday. Pumpkin Season: Honor System during daylight hours.
Special Comments: Clean, weed-free strawberry field. U-pick containers available or bring your own. Children welcome (remember your camera). Bring your lunch and enjoy our picnic area during strawberry season. Toilets and hand washing facilities. No pets in the fields, please.
School Field Trips: March 31 through April: “Where Our Food Begins,” May: “Strawberry Tour,” October through mid-November: “Fall Harvest Tour.”
Products: Late April-early June: U-Pick strawberries, 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: Pumpkins, corn stalks, straw bales, homemade apple butter and pumpkin butter.
CULLIPHER FARM MARKET
Michael Cullipher
1444 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.721.7456; FAX 757.721.6446
E-mail: cullfarm@msn.com
Directions: From I-64, take Indian River Road east (11 miles) to West Neck Road (blinking caution light). Turn right on West Neck Road (3 miles). Turn right on Princess Anne Road. Farm Market on left ¼ mile. From Resort Area (Rudee Inlet), take General Booth Boulevard south to Princess Anne Road. Turn left on Princess Anne Road (at historic Nimmo Church). Farm Market 6 miles on left.
Hours: Strawberry Season: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., daily, April 25-June 10; 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., June 10-October 31; daily honor system, November 1-December 25.
Special Comments: Pole Bean Village, children’s sandbox with farm toys, daily recipe sheets, ice cream, comfort areas/tables, homemade baked goods, antique farm equipment. Our farm family incorporates stewardship of our natural resources, integrated pest management and our rural heritage in our daily operation.
Products: Pick-your-own strawberries and peanuts; fresh- picked-daily strawberries; vine-ripe tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes; sweet corn; herbs; summer/winter squash; red, yellow, blue, fingerling potatoes; sprite melons, cantaloupe, seedless melons; cut flowers; mixed greens; pumpkins; butter beans, green beans; sweet potatoes, hayman sweet potatoes; tree-ripened peaches; onions.
FLANAGAN FARM
Roy and Jeannie Flanagan
1880 N. Muddy Creek Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.426.5585
E-mail: flanagan_farm@msn.com
Directions: Take Indian River Road east to Pungo, turn right on Princess Anne Road, farm is ½ mile south on the corner of Princess Anne Road and Muddy Creek Road.
Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Products: Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries. Other crops during the year include May peas, sweet potatoes, collards, pumpkins, and broccoli.
HENLEY FARM AND MARKET
Winston and Barbara Henley
3513 Charity Neck Road Change farm
Market: 1801 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.426.7501; FAX 757.426.0072
E-mail: barbarahenley@cox.net
Directions: Farm - East on Indian River Road to Muddy Creek Road, turn left. Go ¼ mile; turn right on Charity Neck Road. Farm is one mile. Market - At the crossroads of Princess Anne and Indian River Roads at the Pungo stoplight.
Hours: Farm - Summer - 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; fall - 8 a.m. to dark. Market - 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Special Comments: Pick-your-own at the farm or buy fresh-picked vegetables from the farm at our farm market. Henley Farm has been welcoming visitors to our family farm for over 40 years to pick our strawberries, blackberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, various varieties of beans and peas, broccoli, collards, pumpkins and other vegetables. In December, choose and cut your Christmas tree. Experience a working farm and the taste of fresh-picked produce.
Products: Pick-your-own and fresh-picked strawberries, blackberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, broccoli, green beans, butter beans, pumpkins, fall ornamentals, sunflowers, Christmas trees and more.