Rappahannock Education Farm

Rappahannock Education Farm Our farm grows and donates fresh produce to food pantries and the food bank to reduce food insecurity and provides education on gardening.

Wow!! Such great photos of our AMAZING volunteers who planted hundreds of cabbage seedlings 🌱 on Saturday!! Thanks to Te...
08/23/2026

Wow!! Such great photos of our AMAZING volunteers who planted hundreds of cabbage seedlings 🌱 on Saturday!! Thanks to Ted Schubel for these great photos.

Volunteer Opportunities 🎈🎈🎈We’re asking for volunteers on:* Sunday, August 23, 3:00 to 5:00 PM* Monday, August 24, 3:00 ...
08/23/2026

Volunteer Opportunities 🎈🎈🎈We’re asking for volunteers on:

* Sunday, August 23, 3:00 to 5:00 PM
* Monday, August 24, 3:00 to 5:00 PM
* Tuesday, August 25, 8:30 AM to Noon
* Thursday, August 27, 8:30 AM to Noon
* Saturday, August 29, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM — to be followed by a free educational class at 11:30 AM on “Soil Health: Take the Soil Your Un**es Challenge.”

Our primary focus this week will be planting as many of our cold weather seedlings as possible, including cabbage, kale, collards, cauliflower and brussels sprouts. Our volunteers made a good start this past Saturday, BUT there are lots more of these babies that need to get in the ground.

Your help in planting these seedlings will make a REAL difference. They will contribute many thousands of pounds of nutrition to those who need them most in our community.

If you are able to volunteer this week, please let us know by emailing us at [email protected] or texting us at 703-606-0446.

With Gratitude

Planting Cabbage, A Great Educational Class and a Bit of Harvesting. 🎈🎈The prediction of rain kept some volunteers away ...
08/22/2026

Planting Cabbage, A Great Educational Class and a Bit of Harvesting. 🎈🎈The prediction of rain kept some volunteers away this morning, but by 9:10 AM the skies were clear and the day was beautiful. Our valiant volunteers planted many hundreds of three varieties of cabbage seedlings — Blue Vantage, Bravo and Early Jersey Wakefield. After the planting we enjoyed a truly informative and inspiring presentation by UMW Professor Andrew Dolby and REF Director Benjamin Litchfield. We also harvested 550 pounds of veggies, including tomatoes 🍅, zucchini, eggplant 🍆, peppers 🫑, and cantaloupe 🍈. The veggies were donated to the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and also to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fredericksburg which is preparing the community meal on Monday night which is coordinated with Micah Ecumenical Ministries.

All are welcome to attend this FREE and INFORMATIVE class today at 11:30 at the Rappahannock Education Farm.🎈🎈
08/22/2026

All are welcome to attend this FREE and INFORMATIVE class today at 11:30 at the Rappahannock Education Farm.🎈🎈

Calling ALL Volunteers!!!!🎈🎈🎈 On Saturday, August 22, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM we will be planting thousands of cabbage 🥬 and...
08/21/2026

Calling ALL Volunteers!!!!🎈🎈🎈 On Saturday, August 22, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM we will be planting thousands of cabbage 🥬 and other seedlings. These will produce many pounds of nutritious veggies through the cold weather months — all of which will be donated to reduce hunger and food insecurity in our community. At 11:30 AM we will have and exciting, informative and free class on “Natural Methods of W**d and Pest Control” by UMW Professor Andrew Dolby and REF Director Benjamin Litchfield. COME FOR THE PLANTING; STAY FOR THE EDUCATIONAL CLASS!! 👍

If you are able to volunteer tomorrow please email us at [email protected] or text us at 703-606-0446.

This is a chance to make a real and tangible difference for our neighbors.

Harvest, Planting, and Delivery of Cold Weather Seedlings!!🎈🎈This morning our volunteers harvested 977 pounds of veggies...
08/20/2026

Harvest, Planting, and Delivery of Cold Weather Seedlings!!🎈🎈This morning our volunteers harvested 977 pounds of veggies, bringing our 2026 total over 69,000 pounds of veggies that we have grown and donated to reduce hunger and food insecurity in our community. The veggies harvested today including tomatoes 🍅, cantaloupe 🍈, watermelon 🍉 and zucchini plus some peppers 🌶️ 🫑, eggplant 🍆, cucumbers 🥒, and basil 🌿. Today’s harvest was donated to 5 food pantries: KG Love Thy Neighbor, Christ Episcopal Church, Germanna Community College, Saint Judes Catholic Church., and Fredericksburg Free Fridge & Pantry. Thanks to Virginia Community Food Connections for arranging for these pantries to pick up veggies at our Farm. In addition to harvesting, our volunteers also finished planting our organic Yukon gold potatoes that should be ready to harvest around the start of November. And, we were SO HAPPY to receive delivery of over 30,000 seedlings 🌱 that we will begin planting on Saturday— including cabbage, kale, collards, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. It was a very good day at the Rappahannock Education Farm.

Thanks to the talented Ted Schubel for these photos of our wonderful volunteers who accomplished SO MUCH on Wednesday mo...
08/20/2026

Thanks to the talented Ted Schubel for these photos of our wonderful volunteers who accomplished SO MUCH on Wednesday morning. We appreciate Ted taking the time to visit our nonprofit Farm. Ted’s photos capture the positive spirit and enthusiasm of our wonderful volunteers!!

Thanks to the great turnout of Volunteers this Wednesday morning we got lots accomplished!!! Our volunteers: (1) replant...
08/19/2026

Thanks to the great turnout of Volunteers this Wednesday morning we got lots accomplished!!! Our volunteers: (1) replanted zucchini and cucumbers 🥒 in areas where they don’t come up after initial planting; (2) added w**d barrier to two more rows of our sweet potato 🍠 field; (3) planted some more potatoes 🥔 for Fall harvest; (4) prepared a large field for planting cabbage this Saturday and (5) harvested the remaining veggies in a field populated with plants donated to us by Steven Michael Rossi, head of Horticulture at North Stafford High School. All of this amazing work positions us well for a major planting of cold weather crops that will begin this Saturday. We’re grateful for the hard work of our awesome volunteers!!

This morning a dedicated group of volunteers harvested over 1,000 pounds of veggies 🥗, bringing our 2026 total to over ...
08/18/2026

This morning a dedicated group of volunteers harvested over 1,000 pounds of veggies 🥗, bringing our 2026 total to over 68,000 pounds harvested and donated to reduce hunger and food insecurity in our community. Today’s harvest included tomatoes 🍅, cantaloupe 🍈, watermelon 🍉, zucchini and a few hot peppers 🌶️ and bell peppers 🫑. Today’s harvest was donated to The Table at St. George's, Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church of Colonial Beach and Fredericksburg Free Fridge & Pantry.
This morning we also planted another row of fall potatoes 🥔!! Our volunteers are THE BEST!!

Planting potatoes! 🥔 Thanks to a small but effective group of volunteers who came to the Farm this afternoon — despite t...
08/17/2026

Planting potatoes! 🥔 Thanks to a small but effective group of volunteers who came to the Farm this afternoon — despite the humidity and wet/muddy conditions!! 🙏 We planted three more long rows of Yukon Gold organic potatoes. These potatoes mature in about 75 days, so we’re looking forward to a harvest at the start of November. Our potato 🥔 planting for Fall Harvest is almost complete — just one more 45 pound box left to plant. We’re immensely grateful to our amazing volunteers.

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