Fresh, Local,
Unconventional Vegetables
Right here in Richmond!
Victory Farms, Inc. is a family-run, Certified Naturally Grown farm in Hanover, Virginia. Owner/Operator Charlie Collins has been farming for a living since 1994. With a degree in Botany, he has spent years developing methods for growing fine-quality produce on a small urban farm. The five acres of land are compost-fed and pesticides are never used. Artisanally grown produce is hand-harvested and tended to daily by Charlie himself and arrives at the markets freshly picked, clean and ready to enjoy.
From 1994 to 2005, Victory Farms, Inc. was recognized for selling to 25 of Phoenix, Arizona's finest restaurants. Gina Collins, Vice President and co-owner, accepted a position with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in December 2006 (which she left in 2008 to work on the farm full-time) so the farm moved east. Since we've relocated to Hanover, Virginia, we have re-created our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) membership program for the Richmond metro area. We have grown from 100 members in 2007 to 200 members in 2008 and 400 in the 2009 season. We expect to hold around the 400 mark in 2010 with the goal of purchasing our own land to expand again in the near future.
The CSA movement in this country began in Massachusetts in the early 1980s when farmer Robyn Van Eyn forged a partnership with the community surrounding her Indian Line Farm to grow their winter storage vegetables. CSA’s serve a vital function in a community that is trying to hold onto its farming traditions in urban areas.
If you'd like to be on the waiting list, please email victoryfarms@comcast.net. You will receive information regarding the '09 season and be in line to signup for 2010.
Lastly, don't miss the Photo Gallery page (run your mouse over the CSA tab on the upper left and select Photo Gallery, then click on the first photo to start a Slide Show) to see images of the farm, the farm family and the markets! Thank you for your interest in Victory Farms!
Charlie, Gina, Mae & Conor Collins