4.8 from 1,775 reviews across 25 farms
Organised lists 38 farms in Virginia, including 28 farm shops, 27 raw milk farms and 25 butchers. 38 deliver to your door.
Braehead FarmFarm shop in Fredericksburg4.7 (1075 reviews)Braehead Farm is a working farm and market right in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where visitors pick their own crops through the seasons and shop the farm market for fresh produce and lunches from the farm kitchen. School groups, day cares and homeschool families come year round for educational field trips that show children where food comes from.
There is plenty beyond the growing too. Family playgrounds and an animal rescue area give younger visitors unlimited same day play, and barns can be hired for weddings, birthday parties, reunions and corporate events. The farm is open every day, with slightly shorter hours in winter.Creambrook FarmRaw milk farm in Middlebrook5 (115 reviews)Creambrook Farm is a raw milk dairy in Middlebrook, Virginia that supplies its milk through a herd share. Members buy a share of the milking herd for a small one time fee, then pay a weekly amount for the care of the cows and the delivery of their milk, like a milk subscription from your very own cow.
Half gallon cartons arrive every week at pickup sites across Virginia, from Alexandria and Charlottesville to Richmond, Roanoke and Virginia Beach, and members can pre order raw cream and other add ons when they are in stock. The farm also offers tours, and the email list is the way in when a pickup location is at full capacity.Maranatha FarmsButcher in Forest5 (86 reviews)Maranatha Farms is a family farm in Forest, Virginia, using regenerative grazing to raise dry aged beef, American Wagyu beef, Berkshire pork, lamb and chicken, plus pasture raised eggs and fresh produce. The animals live on pasture eating the diets they were made for, moved through managed grazing that feeds the soil, and the fields see no pesticides or herbicides.
You can shop in person at the farm store on Elk Hill Lane, order online for collection, or book local delivery around the greater Lynchburg area. Through the season the farm also brings online orders to the Forest Farmers Market on Saturday mornings.
Full Quiver FarmButcher in Suffolk4.7 (54 reviews)Full Quiver Farm is the Wilson family's farm at Suffolk, Virginia, raising meat and eggs on pasture. The animals live outdoors on grass or in woodland and are moved regularly to fresh ground, while the soil is fed with compost and manure rather than chemical fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides.
The farm stand opens Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, selling grass fed beef, pork, sausage, cheese, eggs, baked goods and seasonal produce, with raw milk offered through a cow share subscription. You will also find them on Saturday mornings at the Shore Drive and Old Beach farmers markets, and they run monthly home deliveries around the area.
Avery's Branch FarmsRaw milk farm in Charlotte Court House5 (35 reviews)Avery's Branch Farms is a family run farm at Charlotte Court House in central Virginia, milking a herd of 100% grass fed A2/A2 Jersey cows. The cows go out to fresh pasture every day and the milk is sold raw, part of what the family describe as life giving, healing food.
Raw milk, cream and butter are supplied through a herd share scheme, with deliveries to drop off locations around Richmond, Charlottesville and Northern Virginia as well as pick up nearer the farm. Get in touch through their site to join the herd share.
Fitrah FarmsRaw milk farm in Gordonsville4.5 (49 reviews)Fitrah Farms in Gordonsville, Virginia raises poultry fully outdoors on pasture. Meat chickens live in mobile coops that shift to fresh grass every day, laying hens range freely across open ground, and the farm avoids antibiotics and hormones entirely, leaning on natural remedies such as garlic, apple cider vinegar and pumpkin seeds to keep the flocks healthy.
Little goes to waste here. The farm puts the whole animal to use, composting remains into fertiliser for its pastures and gardens, tanning hides and grinding bones. Meat is sold directly from the farm, open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.
Our Father's FarmRaw milk farm in Gretna5 (25 reviews)Our Father's Farm is a family farm at Gretna, Virginia, where a herd of Jersey cows eats fresh grass and greens every day and is never fed grain, antibiotics or hormones. The raw milk is offered through a herd share, where you buy a share in the herd and collect your milk each week at the farm or from drop points around Lynchburg, Danville and Roanoke.
The farm store also sells grass fed beef and lamb, pasture raised poultry, turkey, eggs and sauerkraut, with an order form online. The herd share is popular enough to run a waiting list at times, so it is worth getting in touch before you visit.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
