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Virginia Farm Flavors: Hanover Tomatoes
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,...

Blair Doucette
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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Orach instead of Spinach
As the days meander on like a soft summer breeze, the season becomes hotter and hotter, with more intense storms and longer periods...

Blair Doucette
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Virginia Farm Flavors: Green Beans
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...

Blair Doucette
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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Bee a Friend To Pollinators
Taking a weeklong break from our Virginia Farm Flavors series, I wanted to talk about one of the smallest, but hardest-working employees...

Blair Doucette
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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Virginia Farm Flavors: Collards
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...
knease1
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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Virginia Flavors: Squash Dangit! It’s a Squash Highlight
So many Chickahominy Falls neighbors and Woodside Farms friends are new to the Richmond area, or even new to Virginia as a whole. This...
knease1
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Woodside Farms Celebrates Earth Day
This year, Earth day is going to be (biode-)GREAT(able)! If you’ve already read our newsletter, I’m sorry for using the same joke twice -...
knease1
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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What Woodside Farms Offers
As a more consistent growing pattern emerges from the depths of winter, we’ll be able to switch back to our twice-a-week farm stands!...
knease1
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Check Out Our Farm Stands
Our first farm stand of the season is coming up! We’re getting so excited. With the return of the farm stand, we’re also welcoming back...
knease1
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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Visit The Garden at Woodside Farms
In the morning, as the sun is just beginning to rise high enough in the sky to cast a soft pink light onto everything, the spring peepers...
knease1
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Meet The Team!
Here at Woodside Farms, we’re cozily (yes, that’s a word) nestled in just north of Richmond in the heart of Hanover County, VA. We love...
knease1
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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Dirt Therapy - Reap The Benefits
Even on the hottest muggiest days of the summer, getting my hands deep in the dirt always makes me feel happier, lighter, and more...
knease1
Mar 8, 20212 min read
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What Makes Woodside Farms a Magical Place to Be?
Nestled in the heart of Hanover County, Woodside Farms is a hive of energy that merges naturally into the pace of life in this neck of...
knease1
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Benefits of CSAs
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs have grown mightily over the last few decades. As the decline in small local farms...
knease1
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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Fall Farm Update
There’s been a definite shift in the air. In the span of a week, we went from warm, lulling breezes with the leaves falling one by one to...
knease1
Nov 17, 20202 min read
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What Are Pasture-Raised Eggs
Even before a global pandemic made everyday chores a little bit more complicated and confusing, the simple act of perusing the grocery...
knease1
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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Creambrook Farm is Coming to Woodside!
We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be working with Creambrook Farm, a central Virginia farm that offers 100% grass-fed raw milk herd...
knease1
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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What's the Buzz? Woodside Farms Now Has an Apiary!
Woodside Farms now has an apiary! This means that we have bees in our own backyard! Not only is this incredibly beneficial for...
knease1
Apr 6, 20202 min read
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Did you Know? Woodside Farms is Certified Natural Grown!
By Blair Doucette, MScN What does Certified Naturally Grown Mean? Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) is a grass-roots alternative to the...
knease1
Apr 3, 20202 min read
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4 Benefits of Eating Seasonally
By Blair Doucette, MScN The sun is high in the sky and the dog days of summer are marching on. Right now, eating foods that are in season...
Blair Doucette
Aug 1, 20192 min read
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