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What's happening at Greenstone...

View fullsize Flashback 30 years. Ian is trying to figure out what is so bad with these cool looking tomato hornworms that his parents were removing; an early lesson that not all choices are black and white. As a little guy he had a passionate interest in nature
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View fullsize I got this lovely bouquet from @petalpatchflowerfarm a week ago and it is still looking great! Julianne understands quality and the importance of vase life. Check her out at the Leesburg Market every Saturday.
View fullsize Just picked. Headed to the Hamilton Mercantile. They open at 10! #blackberries #loudoungrown #takeloudounhome #babzbodaciousberries
View fullsize Over the years, we had the opportunity to work with some very cool young people. Melissa started working with us in high school and returned for several years until she became a professional musician @minksmiraclemedicine. Her prowess as a berry pi
View fullsize When we decided to start farming in 2006, our intention was to be berry farmers and call our product Babz’ Bodacious Berries. Listening to experienced berry growers, we learned the wisdom of checking our soil for certain nematodes before plant
View fullsize Bodacious berries coming soon! #blueberry #loudounberries
View fullsize Had to keep a few. Shout out to all the flower farmers who will be harvesting these beauties over the next few weeks. Peony season means not much else happens when you can harvest and process four or six times a day. But they sure are worth it! #
View fullsize Hey buddy. Thank you for your help with producing some bodacious berries, and more importantly, for being a distraction to current events. #blueberries #berryfarmer #reproductiverights #womensrights
View fullsize We sure are fortunate to be so close to all the local places to buy these yummy products from @georgesmillfarm. Molly and Sam make these delicious cheeses, and more, from their happy, healthy goats. If you haven’t already tried them, you can
View fullsize As part of my "retirement" I have the privilege of consulting with this fine group of 16 (and growing) flower farmers who make up the Old Dominion Flower Company. @olddominionflowercompany is a wholesale, cut flower hub serving DC, NOVA, B
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View fullsize Gus decided to retire this season as well. He spent much of the year sitting on the golf cart rather than chasing mice and voles. Today he and Ruby are enjoying the last of the Greenstone arrangements. Happy holidays from the four of us. ❤️💐🐾
View fullsize Here is Becca! This was Becca’s second season with us and she was our one, full-time crew member this year. To say she was my operational right hand person is an understatement. She was great at keeping me on track when there were too many t
View fullsize Say hello to Caroline. We met her at Future Harvest where she was the Field School Manager. We were fortunate to have Caroline one day a week this past season; Becca and I looked forward, enthusiastically, to “Caroline Tuesdays”. Caro
View fullsize Another crew intro…Sage came to Greenstone last year while also starting @far_bungalow_farm here in Loudoun County. Sage has a great eye for designing flowers and a delightful attitude. They made most of the Greenstone CSA bouquets this year
View fullsize Alex was happy that we had warm enough temperatures last week to wash all the tuberose we dug up. Thanks to them we now have tubers for sale; direct message me if you are interested. So let’s talk about Alex, who has been with Greenstone for
View fullsize Tuber digging is going great! Lots of folks are getting dahlias, peonies and tuberose tubers. We’ve had farmers come from as far as Georgia! We opened up additional slots for this Saturday and into next week. See the link in bio for details
View fullsize Be sure to stop by the last market of the season @wheatlandspring tomorrow! You are going to need some marigolds to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and @far_bungalow_farm will have them as well as their first heirloom chrysanthemums, lilies and more!
View fullsize We had a special visitor this week …. every flower farmer’s best friend, @davemdowling. I met Dave at my first @ascfginc conference 14 years ago. Right away he started giving advice about flowers I must grow…I pulled out my coc