Farms in Ashland, VA

Ashland · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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.

Ashland · Farmers Market, Produce Farm

Ashland · Agritourism Farm, Plant Nursery

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.

Ashland · Farm Stand, Produce Farm

Ashland · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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 · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

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 Its former website is no longer active, so current hours are worth confirming.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 · Farmers Market

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.

Mechanicsville · Agritourism Farm

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.

Beaverdam · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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.

Hanover · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Ruther Glen · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Richmond · Farmers Market

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.

Richmond · Agritourism Farm, Apiary

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 · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

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.

Mechanicsville · Farm Stand

Richmond · Farmers Market

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 · Farmers Market

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.