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Tall tunnels extend the harvest
Some farmers call them “tall tunnels.” Others call them “hoop houses.” The name may vary but I have been using high tunnels since the 1990s. Covered tunnels enable me to extend the growing season on the front end and the back end by four to six weeks. Tall tunnels...
Food Bank hopes to grow Snead’s Farm partnership in 2024
The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank reports that its partnership with the Snead’s Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program resulted in 57,578 pounds of produce and other farm goods being distributed through the Food Bank’s various programs in the community...
Farm opens for Christmas tree season Nov. 24
Christmas tree sales at Snead's Farm will start on Black Friday--Nov. 24, 2023. Hours each weekend are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We close entry to new visitors at 4 p.m. each day. Our 2023 Christmas tree sales weekends are: Nov. 24-26 Dec. 1-3 Dec. 8-9 **We will be closed...
Help the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank feed our community
Thanks to support from two generous individuals, Snead’s Farm was able to partner with the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank this growing season. Donors purchased 25 shares of the CSA on behalf of the Food Bank. Snead’s Farm has been able to supplement this donation...
Sweet corn is here!
Summer produce season is getting into full swing just in time for July 4! At the stand this week we have: sweet corn vine-ripened tomatoes tree-ripened peaches blackberries raspberries yellow plums red plums Snead's Farm honey free-range eggs We are still waiting for...
15 years later, Snead’s Farm CSA has brought back the best of family farming
The old adage, “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” applies to where farming has arrived today. My career in farming started in 1961, when I began marketing eggs and fresh fruits and vegetables that I grew at my family’s farm by going door-to-door in...
We are open this weekend!
We've still got lots of summer produce! At the stand this weekend: Tomatoes Sweet Corn Gala Apples Watermelon Concord Grapes Blackberries Raspberries Snead's Farm Honey Free-Range Eggs
What’s at the stand? Sept. 9, 2022
Our farm stand will be open 9-6 through Sunday, Sept. 11. After that, we will be closed to the public on weekdays until our Fall Festival starts on Sept. 24 (find festival details here). We will be open for produce sales and farm visits during the weekend of Sept....
Summer’s not over yet!
We've still got an abundance of summer produce, so we will be keeping the roadside stand open for another week. Come on out through Sunday, Sept. 11, to purchase sweet corn, blackberries, raspberries, jumbo seedless watermelon, grapes, figs, tomatoes and gala apples...
We are open Labor Day weekend!
The farm and farm stand will be open through Sept. 5, and we've got some great late-summer produce to accompany your holiday weekend. Now at the stand: Sweet corn is back! Get it for 75 cents per ear or $20 per bushel. Raspberries Blackberries Jumbo seedless...