Virginia Grown
Choose Virginia Grown Fruits and Vegetables Because...
- They are saturated fat free and cholesterol free
- Many are sodium free, totally fat free, and provide antioxidants which can help reduce health problems related to free radicals
- Most are low calorie, high fiber
- They may help lower your risk for certain cancers, heart disease and stroke and may help reduce high blood pressure and help you manage your weight
Choose Virginia Grown – Fresh from Local Farmers
Local Virginia Grown fruits and vegetables are as fresh as possible because they are picked only when they are ripe and ready, and then transported down the road, not across the country. With this exceptional freshness, you also get extraordinary flavor, the way produce is meant to taste. As a bonus, with Virginia Grown vegetables and fruits, you also get a low calorie, high fiber nutrition boost, which includes a healthy dose of vitamins C and A plus antioxidants. And because you’re buying local, you help support Virginia farmers.
Sunnyside Farms -
Hugh French & Sons
Time Farming:
30 years in Business
Farm Location:
Cumberland, VA
Acres:
125
Items Farmed:
- Squash
- Cucumbers
- Peppers
- Eggplant
Parker Farms -
Rafe Parker - 3rd Generation Farmer
Time Farming:
Since a child, lived on the farm whole life (33 yrs)
Family:
Wife and 2 boys age 2 and 4 years
Farm Location:
Oak Grove, VA
Acres:
950
Items Farmed:
- Sweet Corn
- Summer Squash
- Cucumbers
- Green Pepper
- Broccoli
Rafe is lucky to be alive after a farm accident back on October 9th 2006. He was working on farm equipment when a large steel beam broke lose and fell directly onto his body. He sustained a broken back, leg, and foot. He was hospitalized for over a month and in a body cast for 3 months. The Parker family farm is happy to report he returned to full time work back on the farm May 1st, 2007. As you can see from this picture taken on May 30th he is enjoying farming now more than ever.
