Farms Near Ashland, VA

A combined market and cafe in Virginia. The name points to a spot selling groceries or local goods alongside a small food counter, but details on its location, menu, and hours aren't posted in public listings. The owners could confirm what they stock and serve.

Ashland

Ashland

Ashwood Gardens and Nursery grows and sells plants on Ashcake Road in Ashland, in Hanover County just north of Richmond. As a nursery it stocks the trees, shrubs, and garden plants suited to central Virginia's climate. Current hours and inventory are not detailed online.

A Virginia grower operating as Woodside Farms; its specific crops and location aren't verified online.

Ashland

King's Fruit & Vegetables is Karl King's produce operation on Sliding Hill Road in Ashland, Hanover County, north of Richmond. Growers here sell sweet corn, strawberries, and other Hanover-area vegetables in season. The county is well known for its tomatoes.

Glen Allen

Lavender Fields Herb Farm is a small herb and lavender nursery on Winfrey Road in Glen Allen, just north of Richmond in Henrico County. Growers of this type usually sell potted culinary herbs, lavender, and other ornamental plants suited to central Virginia gardens. Its former website is no longer active, so current hours are worth confirming.

Mechanicsville

New Highland Baptist Church hosts this market on New Ashcake Road in Mechanicsville, in Hanover County just north of Richmond. Hanover is tomato country, home of the prized Hanover tomato, so summer produce leads the tables. Church-grounds markets like this one give nearby growers a weekly spot to sell vegetables, baked goods, and other local food.

The market sets up at New Highland Baptist Church on New Ashcake Road in Mechanicsville, a Hanover County suburb northeast of Richmond. Local farms bring produce, eggs, and baked goods to this church-hosted market in a fast-growing residential area. Hanover County is known for its tomatoes and truck-farm produce, and the market gives area growers a neighborhood outlet.

Ashland

Farming the same Ashland ground since 1902, Hanover Vegetable Farm sells fresh produce, bedding plants, and garden-center goods like mulch, topsoil, and statuary. The pumpkin patch opens September 27 for the fall season, and the family also hosts festivals and weddings at nearby Sears Farms. The market runs daily 8 to 5 from March through November. Free delivery on 15 or more yards of mulch or soil.

Mechanicsville

Windy Knoll Farm works land near Mechanicsville in Hanover County, just outside Richmond. It's marked for agritourism, though specifics aren't posted online. Reach out to the farm directly to learn what's open to visitors and when.

Ashland

The Lakeside Farmers Market serves the Lakeside area of Henrico County just north of Richmond, near Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Central Virginia growers bring seasonal vegetables, fruit, bedding plants, and homemade goods, with garden starts a draw in spring. The neighborhood grew up around the former Lakeside amusement park along Lakeside Avenue.

A farm-to-table market at 6110 Lakeside Avenue in Henrico, just north of Richmond. Twisted Carrot pulls produce from partner farms and stocks house-made sourdough, pies, jams, pickles, and other preserves alongside local meat, dairy, and flowers. The shop also runs hands-on workshops on cooking, preserving, and crafts. Open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Agriberry Farm runs a summer fruit CSA out of Hanover, Virginia, delivering weekly boxes of farm-direct berries and stone fruit. Their harvest spans red, black, and purple raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, and peaches, plus jam, applesauce, and oat bars made from the fruit. Pickup reaches into the Annapolis, Maryland area as well. Email [email protected] or call to reserve a share for the season.

A Virginia farm operating as Thankful Farm. Details on its products and location aren't confirmed online.

Beaverdam

Ashland Berry Farm runs a 30-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch with hayrides each fall on Old Ridge Road in Beaverdam, north of Richmond, plus an all-you-can-carry pumpkin hayride and a shop with donuts and candy. After dark it becomes Terror on the Farm, a haunted attraction with several themed haunts. In spring it sells hanging baskets, annuals, and vegetable plants. Open daily 9 to 5.

A small neighborhood grocer in Richmond focused on local and regional food — produce, dairy and pantry goods from Virginia farms and makers, at a corner-store scale rather than a supermarket one.

Hanover

Ruther Glen

Shalom Farms grows Certified Naturally Grown produce on its Northside farm at 1311 Westwood Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. The nonprofit distributes more than 600,000 servings a year through food-access programs across the city and works two production farms in total. Community volunteers and partners help work the fields. Contact the organization to volunteer, partner, or find where its vegetables reach neighborhoods.

Seasonal Roots runs an online farmers market that delivers weekly, customizable boxes of Virginia produce and local goods across parts of Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Boxes can include eggs, meat, baked goods and salsas, with vegan and gluten-free options, all sourced from regional farms and makers.

This listing is Shalom Farms' business office in Richmond, Virginia, the administrative side of the nonprofit behind its Northside and second production farms. The organization works toward an equitable food system, moving Certified Naturally Grown vegetables into Richmond neighborhoods through partnerships and food-access programs. It's an office rather than a farm stand, so call 804-220-0025 or email [email protected] for volunteering, donations, or program questions.

A Virginia grower specializing in exotic and specialty mushrooms alongside seasonal produce, going by its own name. Specialty mushroom growers commonly offer oyster, shiitake, and lion's mane, usually selling at regional farmers markets. Rudy's exact location and market schedule aren't posted in public listings, so contact details would help buyers track it down.

Richmond

This neighborhood market runs along West Brookland Park Boulevard in Richmond's North Side, part of a historic commercial corridor that local groups have worked to revive. It's a small community market bringing local produce and food vendors to a walkable stretch of shops and restaurants north of downtown.

The market fills the grounds of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Grove Avenue in Richmond's West End, one of the city's busier Saturday markets. Virginia farmers, bakers, and food makers bring produce, meats, cheeses, breads, and prepared dishes to a churchyard setting near Windsor Farms. Steady crowds and a full slate of vendors make it a weekend routine for much of the West End.

Richmond

Sam Honey is a honey seller listed on Libbie Avenue in Richmond's west end. Little about the operation appears online beyond the honey trade in its name. Near-city apiaries around Richmond bottle local wildflower honey drawn from backyard and community hives across the metro area.

Hanover

Pick-your-own strawberries on Gould Hill Road in Hanover County, with an on-site stand selling fruit and vegetables. Strawberry season runs from May into the first half of June, with rows open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. or until the day's ripe berries are gone. The farm posts daily picking updates, worth checking since a busy morning can clear the field early.

A Virginia honey seller working local markets under the name Honey Rasta Man, offering raw local honey.

A farm in the Studley area of Hanover County, Virginia — a region long known for Hanover tomatoes and other summer produce.

Mechanicsville

A whole-animal butcher shop at 15 North Belmont Avenue in Richmond's Museum District. The counter carries locally raised meat and poultry, house-made charcuterie and cheeses, plus wine, beer and grocery staples. Open Monday through Saturday; the shop takes orders by phone rather than email.

Farm to Family brings Virginia-grown food to Richmond through a CSA and a mobile market run from a converted bus that parks around the city. The lineup centers on local produce, with the goal of making farm products easy to reach in neighborhoods that lack a full market.

Pleasant Fields Farm is a family-style farm in Virginia. Its crops, hours, and contact details aren't detailed in public directories, so get in touch with the owners for current availability and market days before planning a visit.

Richmond

A market on Maplewood Avenue in Richmond's Carytown district, the walkable mile of independent shops and restaurants along West Cary Street. The market places local growers and food vendors in one of the city's busiest retail neighborhoods, giving Carytown shoppers a stop for regional produce and prepared foods.

Henrico

This West End market sets up near Gayton Road and Ridgefield Parkway in Henrico County, in the western suburbs of Richmond. The shopping-center location off Gayton draws neighborhood shoppers for seasonal produce and local vendors. Henrico's West End is a dense residential area, and the market serves that everyday crowd rather than tourists. Confirm the current day and season before going.

A neighborhood farmers market based at The Birdhouse, a community space near Richmond's Byrd Park. Local growers and food makers set up on market days with seasonal produce, eggs and small-batch goods, at a smaller, more community-focused scale than the city's big weekend markets.

Richmond

Byrd House Market runs on the grounds of the William Byrd Community House, a nonprofit settlement house in Richmond's Oregon Hill neighborhood. The market brings local growers and food vendors together through the warm months as part of the organization's community and youth programming.

Three Fox Farm is listed in Virginia. A well-known Three Fox Vineyards operates in Delaplane, but it's unclear whether this entry is the same place, so verify directly before planning a visit. Public details for this specific listing are limited.

Maymont Farm sits inside Maymont, a 100-acre historic estate and park at 1700 Hampton Street in Richmond. The farm offers hands-on animal encounters with roosters, sheep, goats and other livestock, giving city kids a close look at farm life. The grounds are open daily and run on suggested donations.

Montpelier

The Montpelier Center Farmers Market is hosted at the Montpelier Center for Arts and Education, 17205 Mountain Road in Hanover County, north of Richmond. The center is a former schoolhouse turned community arts venue, and the market shares its grounds. Local produce, plants, and handmade goods are the usual draw at this rural Hanover market. Smaller community markets adjust their calendars year to year, so confirm days and season directly.

Richmond

Held at 109 Governor Street, this market sits beside Capitol Square in downtown Richmond, a short walk from the Virginia State Capitol. Vendors set up within the government and business district, drawing state workers and city residents to shop for local produce and goods during market hours.

A Virginia farm listed as Shine Farms. No verified details beyond the name are published online.

Montpelier

Richmond

One of the country's oldest market sites, at 100 North 17th Street in Richmond's Shockoe Bottom. A public market has stood on this ground since the late 1700s. The restored open-air pavilion now hosts a seasonal farmers market plus community events, with vendors bringing produce, plants, and prepared food a few blocks from the James River.

Aylett

Oak Hill Farms sits on Smokey Road in Aylett, in King William County between Richmond and Virginia's Middle Peninsula. The listing marks it as an agritourism stop in a rural stretch of the Mattaponi River watershed, farm country long worked for row crops and livestock. Little else is published online about its current hours or offerings, so call ahead before visiting.

Henrico

Sub Rosa Bakery in Richmond's Church Hill neighborhood bakes bread in a wood-fired oven and mills its own flour on-site stone mills. The name nods to its ethos: 'we say bread and it means according to which nation.' Beyond loaves, the shop posts a bread schedule and takes special orders. Call 804-788-7672 or reach [email protected] to order, and follow @subrosabakery for daily bakes.

Richmond

This year-round market was run by Tricycle Gardens, a Richmond urban-agriculture nonprofit, at 31st Street Baptist Church, 823 North 31st Street in the Church Hill neighborhood. The 'four season' name reflected its indoor winter operation, unusual for the area. Tricycle Gardens grew food on city lots across Richmond before winding down operations. Verify whether the market still runs, since the organizing nonprofit is no longer active.

One of Richmond's largest producer-only farmers markets, held Saturday mornings in Forest Hill Park on the city's south side. Vendors sell Virginia-grown vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, bread and prepared food, with the lineup shifting through the seasons. It draws a steady neighborhood crowd from spring through late fall.

Beaverdam

Beaverdam

Alpaca Pastures of Virginia raises alpacas on Beaver Dam Road in Beaverdam, in Hanover County north of Richmond. Registered as a corporation, it fits the pattern of Virginia alpaca operations that sell breeding animals and fiber and host farm visits. Detailed hours are not published online.

An urban mini-farm tied to Richmond's 5th City Council District on the south side of the city, growing produce on a small neighborhood scale.

The cold-season edition of Richmond's popular South of the James Market, run by the nonprofit GrowRVA on the city's Southside near Semmes Avenue and Forest Hill. GrowRVA connects local farms, food makers, and artists with Richmond neighborhoods. The winter market keeps regional produce, meat, bread, and prepared foods available through the off-season when the main Forest Hill Park market pauses.

A Virginia beekeeping operation selling local honey. Further details aren't verified online.

Richmond

Montrose

Gallmeyer Farms runs a fall pumpkin patch in the Montrose area of eastern Henrico County, just outside Richmond. The family grows its own produce and plants sweet corn in ten-day successions through the season. The pumpkin patch adds group visits, summer field trips, free picnic areas, and a children's play area, alongside a veggie stand with homegrown vegetables and local unpasteurized honey.

Keenbell Farm raises 100% grass-fed beef along with pastured pork, poultry and eggs on land in Rockville, in western Hanover County. The farm also grows and mills non-GMO specialty grains. Find them at 18437 Vontay Road, selling through the farm and local channels.

Ruther Glen

Mt. Olympus Berry Farm grows berries near Ruther Glen in Caroline County, between Richmond and Fredericksburg. The name and its produce listing point to pick-your-own berries in the summer season. No website turned up, so contact the farm directly for picking days and what's ripe.