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Savory Dutch Baby
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Annual Update: Conservation
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Annual Update: Production
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Annual Update: Business & Admin
Michelle McKenzieJanuary 23, 2024
Osso Buco with Polenta
Michelle McKenzieJanuary 21, 2024
Beef Bourguignon
Michelle McKenzieJanuary 18, 2024
Sweet Potato Sandwich
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Veggie-Loaded Grits
Michelle McKenzieSeptember 4, 2023
Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Michelle McKenzieSeptember 4, 2023
Sticky-sweet Eggplant, Charlotte Style
Michelle McKenzieJuly 17, 2023
Summer Ramen with Egg
Michelle McKenzieJuly 17, 2023
Try Something New: Kohlrabi
Michelle McKenzieJune 20, 2023
Eat Like a Farmer
Michelle McKenzieJune 13, 2023
Cover Cropping: Covered
Michelle McKenzieJune 5, 2023
All About Eggs
Michelle McKenzieMay 29, 2023
Try Something New: Garlic Scapes
Michelle McKenzieMay 23, 2023
Miso-Lime-Ginger Dressing
Michelle McKenzieMay 16, 2023
Southern-style Mustard Greens
Michelle McKenzieMay 16, 2023
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5290 Bellair Farm, CHarlottesville, VA 22902

 
Barn Store
5290 Bellair Farm,
Charlottesville, VA, 22902,
United States
434-244-0325 bellairfarm@gmail.com
Hours
Fri 10am-4pm
Sat 10am-2pm

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FARM ANIMAL DAY, April 4, 10am-2pm

It's almost time for our seasonal kick off event. See the Bellair livestock up close, including some of our littlest, cutest, baby animals. We'll have food on site, and the Barn Store and walking trails will be ope
Double tractor action yesterday:

Clayton and Nat worked quickly and get some field prep done before the rain (and snow?!) today. It's time to plant, people! 

This is the start of the 2026 season, and soon these fields will be full of veggies for th
We get by with a little help from our friends ❤️

The livestock crew has been busy this Winter with construction projects, and we've had some friends stop in to help us out! 

Here's Nat (photo 1), posing with the in-progress laying hen coop renovati
Are you starting to think about your 2026 gardening plans? There's a few ways we might be able to help:

🌱 We've got potting soils & compost in the Barn Store! And a new blog post explaining the different types, plus how and when to use them. 
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Hellebores are blooming, the onions are sprouting in the greenhouse, projects are underway, and we are ready for the people to get down to the farm this spring!
Looking to buy high quality, local farm fresh food this year? Looking for a one stop shop? Add-on shares are one of the things that make our CSA unique. Sign up for a weekly veggie CSA subscription and add-on a weekly flower bouquet, yogurt, A2 milk,
Four stages of the microgreens process:
1) Hali sprinkling a microgreens mix onto fresh trays
2) Sprouting peas and sunflower seeds
3) Peas and mixed micros a little further along in growth (with radish sprouts visible behind), about a week or two fr
The farm crew has been busy at work both inside and outside the greenhouse today! 🪴
Hali carries ladders for more of her plant trays. She has been seeding onions with volunteer guests and potting up herbs today. 🌿
Outside, Nick and Clayton have bee
New tractor, who dis? 🚜 

We got this new 540M cab tractor with front loader and traded in our old cab tractor. We also got the grapple attachment (see second slide), which will help us immensely with moving around logs and piles of brush. 

This mo
In case you were wondering what a full veggie share looks like 😮

Full Veggie Share = 10 items
Half Veggie Share = 6 items

Some "item" examples are a bunch of greens or scallions, 1-2 heads of lettuce, a large head of cabbage, a bunch of
Throwback to a day that couldn't be more different than today...hot and sunny 😩

It won't be long before our full crew is back together again! We really excited to grow veggies for you for another season. There will be multiple ways to get our produ
My (Michelle) evening farm walks have been reinstated since the thaw. Here are some gorgeous farm views from the last couple of days

Timberlake Pond half-thawed out
Microgreens at sunset
Cattle grazing in front field at sunset
We are finally thawing out down here!
First three photos are of the tunnel melt process.
It was just last week when Tracy Nat and Dale were braving frigid wind I. The face on the four wheeler and hauling in ALL the pig water due to frozen hose. The h
Sign up for the 2026 CSA by midnight on Feb 21 to be entered in a drawing for a free half veggie share. 

If you're unsure if the CSA is right for you, send us your questions or check out our website to learn more about us. Stay tuned for next week f
Another week is another week.  We are feeling tired of ICE on so many levels. We're not sure what to do except keep going.

This week's livestock photos, courtesy of Tracy, are entertaining as always:
1) Decker naps comfortably in the sun on the hay
Last nights dinner was so good! And all local! @deeprootsmilling grits, Bellair ham, and roasted cabbage, carrots and daikon (all Bellair veggies). So cozy for these icy conditions. What are your easy and cozy meals looking like these days?