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Farm To Family

2817 Mechanicsville Turnpike
804-767-8570

"Farm to Family" located in Richmond, VA is a year round farmer's market, a school bus converted into a mobile farmers market that drives around Richmond, and has USA (modified CSA Programs as we are not farmers) in Richmond VA, and Washington DC. We provide the community with fresh grown local produce, meat, eggs, dairy, local honey, maple syrup and more. Our USA features Polyface/Greenfence/Mt Vernon Farms meats and eggs, and dairy from Mountain View Farms (milk, yogurt, artisan raw cheeses, butter). Non-members are welcome to shop a la carte. We take food stamps/EBT/SNAP.

Our CSA has 7 weekly or bi-weekly options ranging from seasonal fruits and vegetables, mushrooms and Twin Oaks soy products, dairy (Mt View milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, goat cheese), pastured eggs, bread, pastured grass-fed meats (Polyface, Mt Vernon, Green Fence Farms, Rappahananock River Oyster Co) and grocery items. A la carte purchases available. Our CSA runs year round.

CSA Details:

Season:  Year round
Type: 3rd party CSA service
Since: 2009
No of Shares: 100
Full Share: Please see our website www.thefarmbus.com for share options and prices in Richmond VA and Washington DC (Capitol Hill/NW) Our shares run year-round.
1/2 Share: Members can pick up every other week
Work Req? No

Pick Up/Drop Off Points:

Eastern Market  (Wed)
Members pick up their bi-weekly share from 5-7 pm from the Farm to Family bus. We are in public parking lot, between 7th+8th, C+D next to the Hine Jr. High school
Contact: Mark Lilly
Phone: 540-872-6528
Address: 225 7th Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003

Farm to Family Market  (Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri)
Members pick up their shares at anytime after Wednesday, 10 am
Contact: Mark + Suzi Lilly
Phone: 804-767-8570
Address: 2817 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223

Maret School -- NW DC  (Wed)
Members pick up bi-weekly shares from the Farm to Family bus, parked in the lower lot on Woodley Road at Cathedral Avenue
Contact: Mark + Suzi Lilly
Phone: 540-872-6528
Address: 3000 Cathedral Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008