by Ramona Thompson | Apr 5, 2024 | Farmers Markets, General News, Loudoun Farm Tour, Loudoun Farms News & Events, Loudoun Farms Posts, Networking
In a charming classroom-style setting adorned with framed pictures of days gone by and wooden floors resonating with rich history, managers from several Loudoun farmers markets convened to discuss and collaborate on the future of their enterprises. Refreshments at the...
by nick | Jan 28, 2022 | Holidays, Loudoun Farms News & Events, Loudoun Farms Posts, Marketplace Spotlight, Take Loudoun Home
Nor’Easters, polar vortexes and blizzards, oh my! It’s winter in the Loudoun Valley, and Mother Nature isn’t holding back on frostiness. During this season of snow, you might forget about the beautiful colors and bountiful farm harvests–but you’re missing out! Right...
by nick | Aug 1, 2021 | Loudoun Farms News & Events, Loudoun Farms Posts, Marketplace Spotlight, Take Loudoun Home
Unusual Inspiration for Double 8 Alpaca Ranch Like most people who start an alpaca ranch, Doug Kittrell was inspired by a call to the plumber. Wait, what? In the early 2000s, Doug and Bonnie Kittrell were living in New Jersey. They needed plumbing work done and got a...
by nick | Jul 25, 2021 | Loudoun Farms News & Events, Loudoun Farms Posts, Marketplace Spotlight, Take Loudoun Home
She prefers her Loudoun Made Loudoun Grown-branded ballcap, a Long Stone Farm version, or one supporting a fellow rural business in Loudoun County’s bustling economy, but one thing is certain: Casey Wisch wears a lot of hats. Literally and figuratively. Casey...
by nick | Jul 2, 2021 | Loudoun Farms News & Events, Loudoun Farms Posts, Marketplace Spotlight
“A lot of these folks haven’t really been given chances. Our society hasn’t given them the opportunities that it could or should.” (The Winchester Star, 2019) Greg Masucci and his wife Maya Wechsler are on a mission with their nonprofit farm, A Farm Less...
