Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
Come Visit us at Bethany Farm!
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Hey Reader, This time of year, Bethany Farm is loud. A truck is dropping off mulch for our muddy paths. Dave is hauling fencing materials up the steep slope. The boys are catching the baby chickens who don't want to go back into their coop. I'm somewhere in the middle of double-digging a bed I've been trying to finish for two weeks, getting interrupted every twenty minutes by dinner, something wonderful or urgent Not so tidy in April but very much alive! And on May 16th and 17th, we're opening the farm to welcome you, Reader! We're part of the Loudoun Spring Farm Tour this year, and I really want you to come. Here's what you'll see when you visit: A working permaculture farm in its messiest, most honest season. We'll be here both days to walk you through it, answer your questions, and show you what years of permaculture practice looks like on a real piece of land in Northern Virginia.
Parking registration is required. Spots are limited and the DMV crowd fills these tours fast. But we would love to see you in person. We're at 41558 Stumptown Rd, Leesburg, Virginia. About 45 minutes from DC, less from most of NoVA. Bring the kids. Wear boots, bug spray and a water bottle. Hope to see you here. Grow abundantly, |
Dave & Nicky Schauder
Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
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