Reflections From The Field
January through March are a flurry of activity down on the farm. With only one or two of us tending the tunnels and chickens over the holiday break, in a moseying and meandering sort of fashion, we all come back in various states of readiness to start the new year. We...
A Slice of the Pie: Updates from our Bakery
Some of you may be asking, “What’s been happening at the Wardensville Garden Market bakery so far this year?” We are happy to say quite a bit! Once our bakery team returned from winter break, a well-needed rest from a year full of many challenges and hurdles, they...
Meet a Junior Crew: Caitlyn Ward
Each month in this column we will highlight one of our amazing youth Junior Crew. This month, we’re introducing Caitlyn Ward, as she shares some of her experiences after working here for three years. Hey, I'm Siara and I'm an enthusiastic independent scholar. With a...
New Year, New Products: 21 New Products + Vendors for 2021
We are happy that 2021 is finally here, for many reasons, but the main one is introducing our 21 NEW vendors + products hitting our shelves! Read all about them below, and come try something new. 1. Vesper Bros The Vesper twins have developed a recipe for marinara...
The Power of Story: Mountain Echoes Story Works
We all enjoy a good story. We have favorites we love to hear and those we tell over and over. Whether a child or a parent, an iconic vision of a good childhood includes being tucked into bed and lulled to sleep with a good story. Not a day goes by when we don’t engage...
What EXACTLY is that ‘Food + Bar Coming Soon’ on Main Street?
One of our missions here at Farms Work Wonders is to create food and farm-based social enterprises that generate income to help sustain our nonprofit organization. Those enterprises are also “living classrooms” to provide real-life experiences and skills to our...
Farm News January 2021
January is the month of reflection for us here on the farm. The production planning for the season is largely done, the days are short, the seeds are trickling in from their far-flung sources, and the vegetables grow slow as molasses in, well, January. There’s not...
Farming for the Future
When you drive past our farm, you’ll probably notice some funny little brightly painted, fiberglass buildings nestled in a small market garden and a few high tunnels. You may stop in our market and see some of our organic produce for sale amongst the heady smells of...
Then and Now
Our doors first opened in 2016, on a bright and sunny July Fourth weekend. While we have been fortunate enough to celebrate many holiday weekends with our customers and local community, we will never forget our roots and how we first started out. In the beginning, we...
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