Find Local Food

Local Food Availabilty
Want to know when local vegetables, fruits and nuts are available on the Eastern Shore? Check out the links below showing what months you can expect to find locally grown produce. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.

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Local Farm Markets
Chincoteague Wednesday & Saturday 8-12, April-Nov
(behind Don’s Seafood on Main Street)

Exmore Everyday 10-6, April-Nov
(3315 Main Street)

Cape Charles Saturday 9-1

Onancock Saturdays 8 am – 12 pm, May 19 – September 29
onancockmarket@gmail.com
www.onancockmarket.com

Locally Grown Produce and Seafood

Custis Produce
Local corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, peppers and other fruits and vegetables. Mid-June to late August, 7 days/wk., 9:30 a.m.until sold out. From Rt.13 north of Onancock, turn east onto Overpass Drive. Look for red truck in Hortco Garden Center parking lot. (757) 442-5708

Diane’s Shrimp Shack
Vegetables in season, crabs, crabmeat, scallops and shrimp. June – Sept., Thurs.- Mon. 8:30 – 5:30. Rest of year, Fri.- Sun.only. On Rt.13 (bayside) at Painter stoplight. Look for umbrella.

Copper Cricket Farm
Copper Cricket Farm is a subscription fresh produce service running from April through December, located off Wilsonia Neck Road (Rt. 628) near Machipongo. Biologcally managed and sustainably grown, with over a hundred different varieties of vegetables. Contact us by email copper.cricket.farm@gmail.com, our website www.coppercricketfarm.com, call us at (757) 678-7736 or find us on facebook.

Exmore Farm Market
Good selection of fruits and vegetables. 7 days/week, 10 – 6, April 15 – Nov.1. From Rt.13 enter Exmore via Business 13 bypass. Farm stand is on 3315 Main St.

Farlow’s Lighthouse Market
Fresh produce and seafood. 7 days/wk.10 – 5:30, May – Oct. Look for lighthouse on Rt.13 (seaside) just north of stoplight for Cape Charles. (757) 442-0602

Floyd Family Farm
Local tomatoes, beans, squash, melons, potatoes, corn, peppers, pumpkins, okra, cucumbers, apples, pumpkins, winter squash, sweet potatoes, and more when in season. Open from mid June through October 31st 10am – 6pm, seven days a week through the summer months. Roadside stand in Weirwood along Route 13. (757) 678-3236

Herbal Instincts
Natural food market with variety of fresh local veggies and fruits, natural meats, cheeses and dairy products. Year round, Tue. – Sat.,11 – 5:30. From Rt.13 take Rt.179 west toward Onancock. Look for sign at 141 Market Street, near Inn and Garden Café. (757) 787-7071

Jibbey Point Crawfish Farm
Farm raised, live crawfish. April 15 – July 30. Follow directions to Mason Beach Fruit Farm, but stop at crawfish sign at 12475 Hacksneck Rd. (757) 442-5420

Maria’s Peppers
Jalapenos, serranos, habaneros, bell peppers and tomatoes. 9182 Franktown Road, Franktown (757) 350-5614

Mattawoman Creek Farms
Eastern Shore certified organic produce May – October. Seasonal subscription service. www.MattawomanCreekFarms.com 678-5731

Celtic Hoe Ranch
Lambs for sale – slaughter facilities available – Call for availability and/or prices. Home: (757) 678-5910

Pungo Creek Mills
Locally grown and milled Indian Corn Meal for sale. Owned and Operated by Bill and Laurel Savage. 19530 Pungo Creek Lane, Painter. (757) 442-6327

Quail Cove Farms
Health food store with organic produce, some locally grown. Year round, Mon. – Fri., 9 – 5, Sat., 9 – 4. From Rt.13 turn east onto Machipongo Dr. between mile marker 89 and 90. Bear left over railroad tracks and take first left. www.quailcovefarms.com (757) 678-1275

Sand Dollar Seafood
Fresh local seafood, crabmeat, scallops, conchs and fish. Year round. Mon., Tues., Wed., 9-5; Thurs., Fri., Sat., 11-8. Near Nassawadox. From Great Machipongo Clam Shack drive ½ mile west on Hare Valley Rd. (757) 442-6620

Seaside Lobsters
Live lobsters. May – Dec. Call for hours. In Atlantic, VA. Wholesale and retail. (757) 854-1955

Shockley Farms
Strawberries, sweet corn, vegetables and fruit in season. Open 7 days/wk., May to Nov. On Rt. 13 just south of Cheriton, turn east on Rt. 642, Seaview Drive. At the T-intersection, turn right on Rt. 684. Make the next left and continue on Rt. 642 until it meets Rt. 600, Seaside Road. The farm is on the corner of Seaview and Seaside. 331-1487

Shoestring Farm
Organic lettuce, squash, dried beans, sweet potatoes, peanuts, herbs,and cut wildflowers. Follow directions to Chatham Vineyards, continue about a mile further down Church Neck Rd. At Glebe Rd, turn around and head back a short way. Pull into driveway next to blue self-serve stand. 678-7943

The Boat – C.W. Savage
Vegetables in season, crabs, clams, oysters, shrimp, scallops, and lobsters. June-September, Fri. and Sat., 11 – 6. From Rt.13 turn east at Painter stoplight. Look for boat on the right just after crossing railroad tracks. (757) 442-6903

The Great Machipongo Clam Shack
Locally “farmed” clams and other seafood. Take out or dine in. 7 days/wk, summer 9 – 9, winter 9 – 5. North of Nassawadox, bayside of Rt.13. (757) 442-3800