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Virginia Grown Guide

Halifax County

BRANDON FAMILY FARM
Ernest Lee Brandon, CNA, AAS, RA
1164 Ham-Tuck Trail, Alton, VA 24520
434.222.4054
E-mail:  ebrandon@dpcs.org

Directions:  Selling at the Danville Community Market.  See page 9 for directions to the market.
Hours:  8 a.m., Saturdays, May through October.
Special Comments:  Mrs. Ola Mae Brandon is still kicking at 88 years of age.  This will be her 74th year in Danville selling her homegrown products.  
Products:  Fresh-picked homegrown fruits and vegetables, including shelled butterbeans; spring beans; white squash; shelled green, black-eye and purple peas; Silver Queen corn; banana peppers, green peppers and hot peppers; figs, frying apples, pears and blackberries; eggs.

REESE’S FARMS FRESH PRODUCE
Don & Sara Reese
8121 James D. Hagood Highway, Scottsburg, VA 24589
434.454.6808; FAX 434.454.6849
E-mail: dreese@meckcom.net

Directions:  Highway 360 east, 8 miles east of South Boston and town of Halifax, Virginia.
Hours:  Summer:  8 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m., Sunday.  Spring and Fall:  8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Monday--Saturday; 1-5 p.m., Sundays.  Closed January & February.
Special Comments:  Hayride farm tours for school groups, clubs, and birthday parties.  Call for pricing and details.
Products: Pick-your-own or fresh-picked strawberries; fresh, homegrown on our farm sweet corn, cantaloupes, watermelons, garden vegetables.  Homemade pickles, preserves and jellies, gift baskets, bedding plants, hanging baskets, pumpkins, corn maze.  Fresh-cut Christmas trees, handmade fresh wreaths and garland.   

Virginia Produce Availability Chart
This chart shows approximate harvest periods. Harvest may vary by region and weather conditions.
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