Cornucopia Farm

Hello, thanks for stopping by.

We established a farm in 1997, on 11 acres, calling it Cornucopia Farm sitting on the historic Snickersville Turnpike in the tiny town of Philomont, in northern Virginia.  March 2006 we had a date to meet each other on the front porch of our home; the rocking chairs were ready; Dom Perignon was waiting to pop its cork; we looked forward to making a toast to our mutual retirement from the business world and watch the sun go down.  What a great journey to embrace together.

Well, here we are, working harder than we did on our day job but enjoying every minute of it; we have not stopped digging and planting.  John planted blight resistant hybrid chestnut trees, with some chestnut seedlings from Thomas Jeffersons historic chestnut grove.  One of our favorite customers is a renowned owner and executive chef of an elegant restaurant in Washington, D.C. who regularly lists our chestnuts on his menu.  In addition, John planted almond; apple; apricot; black walnut; English walnut; filbert; mulberry; nectarine; peach; pear; pecan and plum trees.

Every spring, John meticulously maintains a large produce garden that steadily supplies our roadside stand with an abundance of goodies (despite frequent drought) that carries us to frost.

Come spring, Diane proudly fusses with her daffodils, 22 varieties of peonies; 35 varieties of daylilies; 15 varieties of gladiolus; 25 varieties of bearded irises, zinnias and her magnificent formal specimen perennial garden which is the basis for our spectacular bouquets.

We have an exciting family of chickens, ducks, geese, guinea hens, turkeys and two female border collies that spend their days herding deer, fox, fowl and even customers.  Everyone works on Cornucopia Farm.

We're always here; come see us; there is something for everyone.

Diane and John