rowena and Phineas win Gold and silver
Homestead 1870 Meadery Earns Gold and Silver Honors at Mid-Atlantic Winemakers Challenge Rowena’s Crown Receives Gold Medal, Phineas Fable Awarded Silver LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA — June 2026 — Homestead 1870 Meadery is pleased to …
the market is open
Although the market needs finishing touches, the market is open for business. The market current features the pasture raised eggs from the hens that are exclusively fed Highland Naturals, non-gmo, all natural, anti-biotic free …
almost done with the market
The market has been painted, and it is almost ready. The electric company should be coming soon, although it has been pushed back 3 times now. I am hopeful that this will not be …
chickens, coops and pasture
Since the last update, a few things have changed. For now, I’ve stopped buying chickens. I’ve created a unique mix of birds that should produce an equally unique mix of eggs by fall. However, …
the market’s beginning
This is the first of a planned series of stories for the building of a market at the Homestead. The expected completion for the first phase of the market is Fall, 2017. More stories to …
before and after shots of the farmhouse and barns
The process for building the house was a very long, and exhausting process. Two years have passed since I bought the farm, and fortunately, there has been a lot of progress, and I am happy …