CONSUMER SERVICES
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.
CHESAPEAKE FARMERS’ MARKET
Watson Lawrence
Two locations:
(1) City Park, 500 Greenbrier Parkway
(2) Western Branch Community Center, 4437 Portsmouth Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA
757.382.6348; FAX 757.382.6665
E-mail: watsonl@vt.edu
Description: The Farmers’ Market is open to farmers and horticultural producers only. Participants must register with Chesapeake Extension Office. All products must be locally grown. Products include vegetables, fruits, melons, honey, jams, jellies, flowers, potted plants, bedding plants, and herbs.
Directions: City Park – Exit I-64 onto Greenbrier Parkway. Travel 2.5 miles south and City Park will be on the right. Western Branch Community Center--Exit I-664 onto Portsmouth Boulevard East. Community Center is 1/4 mile on the right.
Hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, June-October.
CLARKE FARM
Judy Clarke
3833 Bruce Road
Chesapeake, VA 23321
757.484.6000, FAX: 757.484.7329
E-mail: clarkefarm@cox.net
Directions: I 664 to Exit 10/Pughsville Road. Turn east off Pughsville exit. At Taylor Rd. turn right. At next light turn left onto Bruce Rd. Go 2 ½ miles to the end of Bruce Rd.
Hours: April- December, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. -6 p.m.
Products: Pumpkin Patch rides in October. October hours M-Sat 9-6, Sun noon-5. Fresh Picked/Select Your Own- In season- May peas, summer squash, tomatoes, green beans, butterbeans, sweet corn, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, Hanover and turnip salad, collards, sweet potatoes, Virginia apples.
GEE-HAW FARM
Judy Ferguson
508 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757.547.2338
E-mail: mulemad@earthlink.net
Directions: From 64 take Battlefield Blvd South exit. Follow Battlefield over Intercoastal Waterway. Take 1st right after crossing bridge which will be Albemarle Drive. Follow for 1 mile past the Chesapeake Civic Center area, road bares to the left. Farm immediately on right next to the pond. Look for Gee-Haw Farm and Honey sign.
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., June- October.
Products: Honey, eggs and herbs available all year call ahead for these items. Produce-fresh picked, select your own.
LILLEY FARMS AND NURSERY, INC.
Jerry Lilley and Jessica Lilley-Reber
2800 Tyre Neck Road, Chesapeake, VA 23321
757.484.3448; FAX 757.483.3245
E-mail: info@lilleyfarms.com
Directions: From I-664, take exit 10/Pughsville Road exit and go east. Turn right onto Taylor Road. Go one light. Turn left at the light on Bruce Road. Go two lights and turn right onto Tyre Neck Road. Take your immediate left back on Bruce Road. Our farm is on the right of Bruce Road.
Hours: Hours are variable. Please call ahead. Our seasonal strawberry hotline is 757.483.9880.
Special Comments: All picking and fresh-picked containers are provided. There is nothing like the taste of a fresh strawberry. Please enjoy yourselves at our farm. Children are welcome.
Products: Pick-your-own and fresh-picked strawberries on raised beds lined with plastic. Clean, easy picking.
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.