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One Drop Farm was born of a vision to walk the talk of a sustainable food system. We grow life-sustaining certified organic vegetables on 3 acres of Farmer Andrew’s 700-acre ancestral farm; home to black bears, birds, flying squirrels, rattlesnakes, salamanders, bats, and more amazing, nifty insects than we could ever name. We are excited to offer the freshest, healthiest vegetables for you and your family. We are located in beautiful Shade Valley, Shade Gap, PA. The farm, purchased in 1929 by Andrew’s paternal great, great grandfather, Isacc Marshall Clayton, is 500 acres of hardwood forested mountain and 200 arable acres. Grandma Violet Mefferd still lives in the farmhouse and she is an endless source of information when it comes to the old way things were done on the Mefferd land. She drove the mules and rode the binder for her family from the time her feet could reach the pedals until after she was married. A farm girl through and through. Thanks to her, we have a beautiful place to grow! Our 3 acres of the Mefferd farm produces a bounty of produce; from broccoli to zucchini, Jerusalem artichokes to potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, peas, and celeriac to name just a few. You can find all of these and more at our farmer’s market stand. We vend each Saturday at the Falls Church Farmer’s Market in Falls Church, VA from 8 am until noon. Though this market is year round, we will begin our 2007 season on Saturday, May 5. It is exciting to be in Falls Church. We have lots of friends and family in this community and it feels great to feed them good stuff. New this year, we are running our truck and tractor on biodiesel! This alternative vegetable oil-based fuel is helping us reduce our energy footprint as we build a much-needed more sustainable, petroleum-free, local-based way of living. You can find out more about biodiesel when you click on the biodiesel community link on this page. Love and dirt, P.S. We are considering beginning a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription vegetable program. If you are interested in more information, or if you would like to share what’s important to you regarding a CSA subscription, let us know. You can reach us at farmers@onedropfarm.com. To return to this home page from any subpage, |
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One Drop Farm • P.O. Box 86 • 21308 Shade Valley Rd
Route 35 • Shade Gap, PA 17255