06/01/2026
A message from the Fauquier Education Farm:
What’s been happening at the Farm:
On Tuesday, we had just a couple of our wonderful Super volunteers, who worked with Nancy and Sam to harvest lettuce and cucumbers in our high tunnels. It came to 338 lbs,
On Wednesday, we had an outstanding group from the Mountain Vista Governor’s School who put down the landscape fabric over this 300 x 50 foot patch of cover crop. We also had another outstanding group of much younger kids from the St James Episcopal School summer camp who planted several kinds of winter squash. They planted butternut, delicata, spaghetti squash, long necked pumpkins and even some candy roasters. We need to give a special shootout to the 4 volunteers, most of them Master Gardeners, plus Sam and Nancy who got everything ready for the plantings. But our gratitude needs to go to all of the kids that worked hard to help us. This No-Till practice we use can be called regenerative agriculture and doing it with a workforce of young people helps ensure that we're helping to create that next generation of fully engaged citizens who are aware of the labor that goes into growing food and value giving their time and effort to help our neighbors in need. In addition, Chick-fil-A hosted a Spirit Day fundraiser for the Fauquier Education Farm. Special thanks to Chick-fil-A and those of you that helped support the Ed farm by using the ‘code’ when placing your orders.
On Thursday, our volunteers picked 83 baskets of lettuce and kale, plus some cucumbers from the greenhouse. The 1743 lbs of greens were spread out to our network of food banks. Our season donation total is now up to 4049 lbs.
On Saturday, our volunteers planted 3 very long rows with sweet potatoes and 2 more rows with two varieties of summer squash. That is going to be lots of tons of healthy nutrition from the work of our generous volunteers.
Next week:
It's that time of year when we need to cover a couple patches of cover crop for our No Till demonstrations. We will be bringing in some very large harvest on Monday and Thursday mornings, on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings we'll be putting down landscape fabric over some cover crops to prepare them to be planted with cut flowers and watermelon the following week. We'll start at 9AM each day, it ought to be a glorious week to come help us on the farm!
Monday, June 1st, @ 9:00am
Tuesday, June 2nd, @ 9:00am
Wednesday, June 3rd, @ 9:00am
Thursday, June 4th, @9:00am
Thursday’s workshop: Chinese Cabbage, Bok Choi and Row Covers, 6pm-8pm at the Farm
See details below. This workshop is free and open to everyone.
June 13th, Fauquier Education Farm 5k run & fun run. Use the link below to register, and enter coupon code EFV2026 at checkout for your $5.00 discount. Register today!
As always: While at the Farm, all minors must be accompanied by an adult.
We do not work if there is a steady downpour. If we have specifically mentioned that we will be working in the high tunnel or barn (inside) then work sessions will not be cancelled due to rain. Use your best judgment.
Workshops and Announcements
Ed Farm Calendar
The Growers Academy 2026
Thursday, June 4th, 6:00pm-8:00pm – Chinese Cabbage, Bok Choi and Row Covers, A magical Combination
Row covers can have lots of benefits in the garden. We’ll talk about how we use them and show some crops that benefit.
Here is the full schedule of upcoming workshops in our free Growers Academy. Please join us for as many of these as you like.
2026 Growers Academy Schedule
(These are free workshops, open to all, no registration required)
Announcements:
Saturday, June 13th. Fauquier Ed Farm’s annual 5K run & fun run.
All proceeds from this event will go directly to fund operations of the Fauquier Education Farm. In appreciation for your support, there is a special coupon code below, which gives you $5.00 off the registration fee. If you’ve been to the Farm, it’s hard not to notice how beautiful the surroundings are. Directly behind the rows of nutritious and delicious veggies you’ve likely helped plant are miles and miles of beautiful hiking trails. Our 5K and Fun Run go through these very beautiful and scenic trails. It is a challenging course with hills, so you are encouraged to walk as much as you need, and really enjoy yourself. The Fun Run is the first loop of the course (just over one mile) and starts at the same time with the 5K runners.
Please go to the link below to register, and use coupon code EFV2026 at checkout for your discount
Ed Farm 5k & Fun Run Flyer
Register today by clicking here
The PATH Foundation is vital to the existence of the Fauquier Education Farm. We are so extremely grateful for their long term continuing support for the farm and so many other important nonprofits in the area. PATH Foundation gives out over $1.1 million in grants to local nonprofits
In addition to the educational programs; we have these three great events for the entire community to become involved in 2026. Go ahead and save the dates now and we'll provide many more details as we get closer to each one.
Dates to save flyer.
June 13th - Ed Farm 5k & Fun Run
Register today with the link above
August 8th - Ed Farm Festival
Attend this free event to celebrate and learn about the farm. Interested in sharing the joy of your harvest? Look out for vendor information.
September 12th - Feast from the Field
This is the Ed Farm’s annual fundraiser banquet hosted by Moriah Farm. Enjoy dinner, dessert, beverages, live music, auctions, raffles and more! Look out for ticket sales and sponsorship information.
Interested in Volunteering? Anyone can volunteer; all minors must be accompanied by an adult. Kids are very welcome but we do ask that parents of very young ones please keep close watch over their kids to be sure they are helping our efforts.
This is outdoor work that will require walking over uneven ground that is often soft, and there is some lifting involved. We typically only work about 2 hours at a time.
Groups: If you have groups of more than 6 people, please reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll plan a time and project for your group. Businesses, churches and civic organizations often volunteer as groups and we are very happy to work with you.
Fauquier Education Farm on Facebook and see the fabulous photos and updates.
https://www.facebook.com/FauquierEducationFarm (No FB Account needed).
Farm Location: 8428 Meetze Rd, Warrenton . The Ed Farm is the second drive on the right after AmeriGas and across Meetze Rd from the Black Horse Inn. You will see our High Tunnel Greenhouse and Pole Barn. The entrance is almost past the farm on the right.
When volunteering at the Farm be sure to bring water, sunscreen, mud shoes or boots, gloves and a hat.
See you out at the Ed Farm!
Where agriculture education intersects with social responsibility.
