Organic Garden

The Local Food Project at Airlie operates an organic garden and passive solar hoophouse at Airlie Center, a leading conference destination located an hour's drive from Washington, DC in the piedmont of Virginia. The Local Food Project supplies vegetables, herbs, and flowers to the Airlie Center kitchen where chefs integrate this locally-grown produce into delicious meals for Center guests.

Read these posts to learn more about what we grow and how we grow it:

• Seeds--choosing varieties, starting transplants and more!
• Vegetables--planting and harvesting
• Small scale--growing lots of food in tight spaces
• Hoophouse production--extending the growing season
• Cover crops--improving soil with green manures
• Systems--closing the loop with on-farm (in-garden) systems

Read more about the Local Food Project.