Did you know that we begin to digest our food before the first bite ever even touches our lips? Using our senses to cook and eat our...

Have you met the Burgess Buttercup squash yet? If you haven’t, you should. With a beautiful blend of flavors reminiscent of a blend...

Over the last several months, it seems as though the topic of health and healthy lifestyles has become an increasing consideration for...

Going for a stroll is a healing activity by itself. It helps support healthy heart function, improves balance and coordination, and if...

Edamam-YAY! Edamame, what is it? Have you seen this beautiful legume that has recently been added to the farm stands? Edamame is a type...

As the calendar pages flip by, it might be a good time to share a little end-of-summer update from the farm. Although the sun is high,...

Learning about beneficial herbs and their medicinal properties is probably one of my favorite things to do (I know, I’m wild). Most of...

A tomato is a tomato is a tomato, right? Nope. Not at all. Hanover tomatoes, the summertime belles of the ball at most local farm stands,...

As the days meander on like a soft summer breeze, the season becomes hotter and hotter, with more intense storms and longer periods...

Okra may very well be one of the most glamorous crops we have here on the farm. This diva of a vegetable grows so tall that I (a person...

Food is so much more than just food. It’s community, it’s love, it’s often even a time capsule, holding on to memories of the past. This...

Taking a weeklong break from our Virginia Farm Flavors series, I wanted to talk about one of the smallest, but hardest working employees...

I’d like to take the next few blog posts to continue on with our series on Virginia farm flavors for those neighbors of ours who may be...

So many Chickahominy Falls neighbors and Woodside Farms friends are new to the Richmond area, or even new to Virginia as a whole. This...

While bug season is swarming closer and closer to home, you may be at the ready with some store-bought bug sprays. But did you know, you...

Here we go, into the thick of bug and pest season. With every swish past a fresh young brassica plant or perusal through a cucumber row...

Companion planting is a type of wisdom that comes with thousands of years of experience. Basically, this just means planting more than...

Whether you’re a consistent and organized meal prepper (what’s that like?) or you’re more of a fly by the seat of your pants, whatever’s...

While taking a walk through the fields here at Woodside Farms, just about everything you touch is edible, medicinal, or beneficial in...

If you were to sit back and close your eyes (don’t this now, just keep reading) while the pleasing scent of lavender wafted into your...