Biologically Managed-Sustainably Grown
We are a small diverse farm located on Virginia’s stunning Eastern Shore. Our vegetables, poultry and eggs are raised entirely pesticide and herbicide free. Our CSA delivers weekly, May through November. We also offer specialty products such as wreathes, turkeys and various additional products as available through December. A Copper Cricket CSA membership includes the option of egg shares and fresh turkeys.
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Subscriptions now available for the 2019 season!
Email us at Copper.Cricket.Farm@gmail.com for more information or to become a CSA member.
Come visit and find our products at Cape Charles Farmer’s Market Tuesdays from 3 to 6 May through October
Saturday, March 17th
Come join us for the first Saturday of Spring 2018! We will be enjoying the weather, getting our hands dirty digging in the dirt to plant our potatoes, onions and leeks. Join us for the morning, 9-12 followed by lunch, or the afternoon 2-5 followed with drinks and snacks. Or come all day, we’ll be here!
Saturday March 31st
Couldn’t make it on March 17th? Itching to get outside? Join us for planting and digging in the dirt to celebrate ushering out windy March! We’ll be following the same schedule as our March 17th volunteer day only we’ll plant the hearty spring seeds and seedlings!
Saturday April 14th
When April finally comes the planting season kicks into high gear! Join us to get your hands in the dirt on a sunny (we hope) April day! We will follow the above schedule.
Saturday April 28th
We would love your help planting the baby tomatoes and peppers! The sun will be out and we will have plenty of cold drinks. Come share in the merriment and anticipation of ripe summer veggies!
Hope to see you there for any or all of our planting days. Come anywhere from an hour or two, or spend the day with us and enjoy farm fare and relaxing drinks and snacks to end the day!
SEE YOU ON THE FARM!
While the market for organic products has never been larger, there are worries in the organic community. Right now there is some terrible fighting going on between the old guard of organic producers and the larger, corporate, organic providers who are increasingly in charge as the USDA has become more tightly aligned with large agribusinesses. …
This morning I read a fascinating article on plants that I would like to share some thoughts on. It was a study on bean plants and their reactions to a predator – aphids. We have long known that plants under attack from pests communicate to each other and the non-infected plants are able to mount …
As the sun breaks the sky, the farmers rise. Today is a pick day—a day where we harvest vegetables and fruits for CSA baskets and market. I’m usually rushing out the door, even though I live so close that the view out my bedroom window exposes the dirt on the white panes of the barn. …
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