Join Bellair crew and friends from 4-7pm for:
Farm-to-table plates by chef Racquel White, Rum Punch Jamaican Food
Wine tasting and sales by Dogwood & Thistle Wine Co.
Live music from Zach and Ryan
Come learn how to properly harvest flowers for a beautiful long lasting arrangement. Learn from flower farming, florist professional, and Bellair employee, Molly! You will bring home a 30-40 stem arrangement. Wear close toed shoes, long sleeves, long pants, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and gloves (if you have them). Bring your own sharp shears and vase. We can also provide a mason jar and shears if you forget!
Join Bellair crew and friends from 4-7pm for:
Farm-to-table plates by chef Bud Porter, SFG Food
Wine tasting and sales by Dogwood & Thistle Wine Co.
Live music
Buffer Walk 8:30am-10am - Join Jordan Bennett with the James River Association for a ~2 mile walk through a Riparian Forest Buffer. Learn all about Riparian Forest Buffers and their ecological benefits, as well as different species of trees and shrubs that grow in buffers.
This is a FREE event and open to the public. Meet at the barn at 8:30am.
A pantry stocked with preserved local veggies is a satisfying sight! Whether you are totally new to canning or want a quick refresher course, Michelle will have you covered in this workshop.
$40 per person ($20 for 2026 Members)
Join Bellair crew and friends from 4-7pm for:
Farm-to-table plates by chef Racquel White, Rum Punch Jamaican Food
Wine tasting and sales by Dogwood & Thistle Wine Co.
Live music
Join Steve Pullinger on a guided walk around the farm. This workshop/walk will cover all the 'wild' edible and medicinal plants that are growing around the barn area. We will discuss foraging ethics, how to process the edible (and sample some too) and medicinal plants. Also, you'll see how some of the wild plants work for utilitarian uses, such as friction fire, cordage and other useful purposes.
Steve Pullinger first attended several Tom Brown workshops over 35 years ago and has been a student and practitioner ever since. Steve is a Master Naturalist, organic gardener ( and past homesteader ), a street EMT for 20 years. Steve has taught Wilderness survival (using Paleo skill sets), edible and medicinal plant walks, brain tanning hides and more over the last 3 decades.
$30/per person ($15/2026 CSA Members). Meet at the Barn Store promptly at 10am. Wear shoes for walking/potential dew/mud.
Join CSA member, Gabby Gammon, for a hands-on fermentation workshop at Bellair Farm’s first Second Saturday event of the year! Drawing on two years of experience fermenting vegetables (including all the CSA veggies grown right at Bellair Farm), Gabby will guide you through the basics of transforming fresh, seasonal produce into flavorful, gut-friendly ferments.
In this class, you’ll learn the foundations of fermentation, including salt ratios, safe practices, and flavor-building techniques. Whether you’re brand new or looking to refine your skills, you’ll leave with the confidence to start fermenting at home—and a deeper connection to the food grown right here on the farm.
Come ready to taste, learn, and get your hands involved in the process. Never get tired of greens season again!
$50/person ($25 for 2026 CSA Member)
In addition to learning the new skill of fermentation, your ticket includes all the supplies you will need to ferment at home all season long. This includes: a quart sized wide-mouth mason jar, glass weights, a fermentation lid/air lock lid, ph strips, and sea salt. Bring your own greens, mixing bowl, notepad, and muddler (if you have one).
Meet at the barn store and caravan up to the Bellair Kitchen/Dairy Barn.
Help us kick off our first Bellair “After Hours” of the season! Join Bellair crew and friends for good food, dancin,’ swingin,’ and good company!
Food farm-to-table plates by chef Racquel White of Rum Punch Jamaican Food
Wine tasting and sales by Dogwood & Thistle Wine Co.
Music and Square Dance by former Bellair Farm employee, Fiona, and The Bootscoot Square Dance Party
This is a FREE event and open to the public. If you would like to participate in the Square Dance we ask that you buy a ticket below or in-person. If you are coming to simply enjoy the wine tasting, food, and farm, you are not required to buy a ticket.
Join Will Kurtz on a guided amble around the farm on World Migratory Bird Day aka Global Big Day. This is one of the best times of year to catch migrating birds and Bellair has several different types of habitat, both wooded and open grassland.
Bring binoculars if you have them and shoes for walking/potential mud. Be prepared for quite a bit of walking, approx 2.2 miles total.
FREE and open to the public. No registration required — meet at the Barn Store promptly at 8am.
Staff will be on hand to answer all of your questions about the farm and our CSA program. There will also be rolling walking tours and the spring plant sales.
The Barn Store will be open as usual for grocery shopping.
FREE and open to the public
Bellair is hosting the annual Jefferson Cup Bike race this year! The Barn Store will be open 9am-2pm for business as usual. Bellair customers, race participants, and visitors are all welcome to enjoy the farm and race festivities. Race details below:
Race one of Virginia’s most iconic spring classics at the Jefferson Cup Road Race in Charlottesville. This historic event challenges riders with rolling countryside roads and the decisive Blenheim Hill climb, drawing strong regional fields and rising talent alike. With deep roots in the local cycling community and a reputation for tough, honest racing, the Jefferson Cup is a true test of early-season form set against a stunning Central Virginia backdrop. Register Here
Herbs Galore is Richmond’s biggest plant sale featuring the finest selection of Bellair Farm’s herbs, flowers, spring and summer veggie starts. There will be food, drink, music, audio tours of the Italian garden, crafts and activities for kids.
Buy a ticket for this event and find out more information here. All proceeds for this event go to keep Maymont open and accessible all year-round.
Plants sales will happen at markets and the Barn Store every Saturday from mid-April to mid/late-May. The Barn Store will have the biggest selection, but we plan to bring plants to our market locations too:
Friday Barn Store, 9am-5pm
Saturday Barn Store, 9am-2pm
Saturday IX Market 8am-12pm
Sunday South of the James 10am-1pm
Expect herbs, flowers, spring and summer vegetable starts (i.e. brassicas, lettuces, alliums, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, amaranth, cosmos, marigolds, calendula, butterfly weed, etc.). In addition to medicinal plants from Gathered Threads Farm.
The Barn Store will also be stocked with compost, potting soil, seeding trays and more.
Swap, don’t buy!
We can reuse brown bags and blue-green containers.
Let’s gather together to celebrate Earth Day with good company and earth-loving activities!
Plant Sales herbs and Spring vegetables, medicinal and native plants
Secretary’s Road Clean Up from 9am-10:30am
Medicinal Plant Walk w/ Angel Shockley at 11am. Learn a little more about the “Wild Wisdom of the Weeds", and how they can be used as medicine, food, and dyes.
Clothing Swap: contact us if you are interested in bringing clean, gently-used clothing.
Garden Supply/Plant/Seed Swap: bring us your excess seeds, any gardening tools that you no longer need, and your extra cuttings/houseplants
Farm Giveaways: FREE mulch (BYO containers), large cardboard (for garden mulching), doghouse
Collection Stations: bring us clean, gently used
brown paper grocery bags
Bellair black plant pots
blue-green pint/quart containers (we can reuse!)
Bellair glass jars, or jars/containers we can use for Pick-Your-Own flowers
The Barn Store will be open as usual with produce, pastured meat & eggs, local food products and our walking trails will be open as well if you feel like doing a self-guided farm tour.
Vendors: 3 Heavenly Bakery will be slinging sweet and savory baked goods and iced tea. BBQ U will be feeding us delicious BBQ and kid friendly food! We will have our usual Cou Cou Rachou baked goods at the barn store as well.
This event is FREE and open to the public. All leftover clothing will be donated to the SPCA Rummage Store.
Farm Animal Day is a chance to peek behind the scenes at a working farm and visit our farm animals up close (including a few baby ones!) This year expect cattle, pigs, chickens, baby chicks and some special guests from Slate Ochre Farmstead! Our llama neighbors will be back this year and Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA!
The Barn Store will be open starting at 9am and local food vendors will be on site. Our walking trails will also be open for the season!
Food Vendors: BBQ U and Taiga Pura Vida coffee
Important safety notes about Farm Animal Day:
Please leave your dogs and pets at home today! Our guardian dogs will be working closer to the barn due to the event, and it helps us keep things simple.
Please be aware all our animal fencing is electrified.
Because this is a working farm, we don't allow touching the animals or entering the fenced enclosures. We want to keep all of our babies safe, including yours!
We will be taking precautions against avian flu: if you have backyard chickens, we will ask that you remain at a distance from our birds for risk mitigation.
($5 for 2026 CSA Members)
Drop in between 10 am and 2 pm to make your own wreath with fresh greenery & dried materials from the around farm. Please bring your own gloves and clippers if you have them. Cost is $40 to make a wreath and can be paid on site.
The barn store will also be open with gifts and farm foods for sale. If you can't make one of our sessions but still want a wreath, we offer take-home wreath kits (below left).
Email us if you would like more information about private wreath-making sessions.
Join us for a special holiday market featuring DIY workshops, seasonal produce & grocery items from local/regional producers, and holiday gifts from local artisans (or made yourself!)
Local Holiday Gift Market — we’ll have a wide range of seasonal produce and grocery items from local producers, if you want to treat your friends and family to edible gifts this holiday season (jams, pickles, maple syrup, honey, and more!). We’ll also have other holiday gift options, like beeswax candles, handspun yarn, handmade ornaments, goat milk soap, and more.
Drop-in Wreath Making Workshop — featuring freshly cut greenery from the farm. Drop in anytime between 10am-2pm. There’s plenty of space for all and we’ll provide all the materials you need. Walk ups welcome OR you can prepay below.
SOLD OUT! Observers welcome. Hand Blow Glass Ornament Workshop — with Milk Glass Blowing.
The workshop is about 45 minutes long and will give you the chance to create your own handmade glass ornament! Each ornament is completed in under 10 minutes. With 5 spots available per session, workshops are small and interactive. If you’d like to blow glass with friends or family, simply sign up for the same workshop together. Once you’ve completed your piece, you’re welcome to stay and watch others create—or head out once you’re finished.
**NOTE: Glass artwork will NOT be ready to take home the day of the workshop! Pick up can be arranged with Bellair Farm the week after the workshop and beyond as needed. During the workshop, you’ll:
Choose the colors for your piece
Handle molten glass with our guidance
Blow air into the blowpipe to shape your work...and more!
IMPORTANT DETAILS: * Long hair must be tied back. Closed-toed shoes required. * Bring water to stay hydrated! * Arrive 10-15 minutes early to check-in * Wear cotton clothing/natural fibers. No spandex or yoga wear. Shorts are acceptable! * Participants must be 18 years of age or older unless accompanied by an adult in the same workshop.
Drop in between 10 am and 2 pm to make your own wreath with fresh greenery & dried materials from the around farm. Please bring your own gloves and clippers if you have them. Cost is $40 to make a wreath and can be paid on site.
The barn store will also be open with gifts and farm foods for sale. If you can't make one of our sessions but still want a wreath, we offer take-home wreath kits (below left).
Email us if you would like more information about private wreath-making sessions.
Drop in between 10 am and 2 pm to make your own wreath with fresh greenery & dried materials from the around farm. Please bring your own gloves and clippers if you have them. Cost is $40 to make a wreath and can be paid on site.
The barn store will also be open with gifts and farm foods for sale. If you can't make one of our sessions but still want a wreath, we offer take-home wreath kits (below left).
Email us if you would like more information about private wreath-making sessions.
Join us for this early Wreath-Making Workshop for a good cause: helping the Charlotesville-Albemarle SPCA!
Bellair Farm will provide all the greenery, tools, and wire form that you need for your wreath! We will instruct you on a general how-to and leave you to it! The CASPCA will be bringing some additional decorative items from The Scrappy Elephant to gussy up your beautiful creation!
You may like to bring gloves to protect your hands or your favorite pair of clippers (we will also have clippers at the farm).
Wreaths are $65 with $30 of that going directly to the CASPCA. You may make additional donations to their cause in-person at the event!
The Bellair Barn Store will be open during the event if you have any interest (not required).
Celebrate local food & agriculture with Bellair Farm and special guests. FREE & open to the public.
Agroforestry Education & Beer Garden Fundraiser
by Appalachian Sustainable Development
Fine Creek Brewing beer sales benefit ASD
Family-Friendly Farm Activities
farm animals, tractor sit, & barrel train
Barn Store & Community Market
food, coffee, crafts, and more
SEE FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE HERE
Join Bellair crew and friends from 4-7pm for:
Farm-to-table plates by chef Bud Porter, SFG Food
Wine tasting and sales by Dogwood & Thistle Wine Co.
Live music from Zach and Ryan
This is a wonderful opportunity to discover simple ways to improve your health just by spending time outdoors. There will be plenty of fun for everyone, including a Wildrock play station, a hammock hang out, rafting, live music, crafts, and much more. Bellair Farm will be there with a veggie tasting table!
Location:
James River Reeling & Rafting
265 Ferry St, Scottsville, VA 24590
A little slice of community Celebrating Charlottesville's tomato Harvest!
—Art Competition
—Home Gardener Tomato Contest
—Local Produce & Food Vendors
Hosted by Appalachian Sustainable Development
See Bellair’s budding silvopasture that’s designed to take advantage of the edges of the farm to produce multipurpose trees for shade, ecosystem benefits, and fencepost material. Our pragmatic design uses simplicity to gain big benefits with low complexity.
Join this farm tour of the silvopasture, riparian buffer plantings, and diverse animal systems, followed by networking and an Agroforestry Q&A after a brown bag lunch.
Our second bird walk of the year! Join Will Kurtz on a guided amble around the farm and see some of our avian residents. This is great time of year to catch migrating birds and Bellair has several different types of habitat, both wooded and open grassland.
Bring binoculars if you have them and shoes for walking/potential mud. Be prepared for quite a bit of walking, approx 2 miles total.
FREE and open to the public. No registration required — meet at the Barn Store promptly at 8am.
Staff will be on hand to answer all of your questions about the farm and our CSA program. There will also be a tasting table, rolling walking tours, and the Spring plant sale.
Special Guest Mount Ida Executive Chef Jabari Wadlington will demonstrate how to work with Spring veggies: greens and salad turnips
The Barn Store will be open as usual for grocery shopping.
FREE and open to the public
2024 Road Clean Crew
Swap, don’t buy!
We can reuse brown bags and blue-green containers.
Let’s gather together to celebrate Earth Day with good company and earth-loving activities!
Scheduled Activities:
Secretary’s Rd Clean Up Crew 9-10am, then head down to the Barn for a snack and other activities. Sign up here.
Guided Farm Walks with Michelle 10am & 12pm Learn a little more about the ecology of the land, our conservation efforts, and our farming practices.
All Day Activities:
Plant Sales herbs and Spring vegetables, medicinal and native plants
Live Music by the Elderberry Jam band
Clothing Swap: contact us if you are interested in bringing clean, gently-used clothing.
Garden Supply/Plant/Seed Swap: bring us your excess seeds, any gardening tools that you no longer need, and your extra cuttings/houseplants
Farm Giveaways: FREE mulch (BYO containers), large cardboard (for garden mulching), doghouse
Collection Stations: bring us clean, gently used
brown paper grocery bags
Bellair black plant pots
blue-green pint/quart containers (we can reuse!)
Bellair glass jars, or jars/containers we can use for Pick-Your-Own flowers
The Barn Store will be open as usual with produce, pastured meat & eggs, local food products and our walking trails will be open as well if you feel like doing a self-guided farm tour.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Plants sales will happen at markets and the Barn Store every Saturday from mid-April to mid/late-May. The Barn Store will have the biggest selection, but we plan to bring plants to our market locations too:
Friday Barn Store, 9am-5pm
Saturday Barn Store, 9am-2pm
Saturday IX Market 8am-12pm
Sunday South of the James 10am-1pm
In April, you can expect herbs and Spring vegetable starts (i.e. brassicas, lettuces, alliums). Then we’ll roll out flowers and Summer vegetable starts (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants) as they become ready.
The Barn Store will also be stocked with compost, potting soil, seeding trays and more.
Our popular ‘baby’ animal day is getting a rebrand this year: Farm Animal Day is a chance to peek behind the scenes at a working farm and visit our farm animals up close (including a few baby ones!)
The Barn Store will be open starting at 9am and local food vendors will be on site. Our walking trails will also be open for the season!
Food Vendors BBQ U (homestyle beef, pork, & chicken barbecue) and Om Tacos (vegetarian, vegan, & gluten free options).
Important safety notes about Farm Animal Day:
Please leave your dogs and pets at home today! Our guardian dogs will be working closer to the barn due to the event, and it helps us keep things simple.
Please be aware all our animal fencing is electrified.
Because this is a working farm, we don't allow touching the animals or entering the fenced enclosures. We want to keep all of our babies safe, including yours!
We will be taking precautions against avian flu: if you have backyard chickens, we will ask that you remain at a distance from our birds for risk mitigation.
($5 for 2025 CSA Members)
Drop-in the greenhouse any time between 10 and 2 and help our crew cut seed potatoes and continue Spring veggie seeding.
FREE, no registration required, just drop in!
Bellair Farm is a wonderful place to bird! Longtime friend of the farm Will Kurtz will lead a guided amble around the farm and point out some of our late winter avian residents.
This bird walk is beginner-friendly, but it’s a great location for advanced birders. There are several active raptor nests around the farm right now. There is also a group of red-headed woodpeckers near the old dairy barn.
Bring binoculars if you have them and shoes for walking/potential mud. Be prepared for quite a bit of walking, approx 2 miles total.
FREE and open to the public. No registration required — meet at the Barn Store promptly at 8am.
Led by Bellair farmer Michelle McKenzie. The workshop will start with a greenhouse tour, the middle portion will be an overview of home gardening and seed starting tips. Finally, a long Q and A/discussion session will follow. You can bring questions and concerns from your garden (photos can help) and I can see if I have tips! We can also talk about planning for the upcoming season and what's easy to grow yourself vs what you'd prefer to buy. It should be informative and fun for everyone!
FREE, no registration required.
Come help us seed for spring! Drop-in any time between 10 and 2. We will be seeding onions in the warm Bellair Greenhouse. Chat with Bellair crew member Mackenzie and see how we get things started for the season! Attendees will go home with free seeds for their gardens.
FREE, no registration required, just drop in!
Drop in between 10 am and 2 pm to make your own wreath with fresh greenery & dried materials from the around farm. Please bring your own gloves and clippers if you have them. Cost is $40 to make a wreath and can be paid on site.
The barn store will also be open with gifts and farm foods for sale. If you can't make one of our sessions but still want a wreath, we offer take-home wreath kits (below left).
Email us if you would like more information about private wreath-making sessions.
