What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm Sunday 11:30am - 4:30pm

Heritage Farm Museum

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One of our regular volunteers is working on cleaning up the boards from the Nokes Manure Spreader. When the manure spreader was in use, car oil was poured onto the boards to prevent manure from eating into the wood. Fred is working on scraping the oil off the boards.

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Dirt Day fun happening now! We will be here until 4pm.

Tomorrow is Dirt Day! Don't miss out on all the fun getting messy and dirty. Pre-registration will be open until 5pm today. If you miss pre-registering, you can still walk in at pay at the front desk. Register now at https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/dirt-day

Come out this Sunday for our final free Garden Talk of the Spring Season. Learn how to keep your soil healthy with the Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation. ⁠⁠
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Did you know that 52% of the world's agricultural soil is already degraded? Come visit Save Soil at our Dirt Day event and learn about ways to save agricultural soil. Register now at https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/dirt-day

Dairy Day is back! Come on out and have fun while learning all about dairy! We will have live music, food trucks, children's activities, dairy animals, and more. Our featured drink will be beer floats (extra drink fees apply for 21+). Learn more and register at https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/dairy-day

One week until Dirt Day! Don't miss out on all things soil. Come out and learn how to make seed balls, play in a big dirt pile, learn about composting, and many more activities. Register now at https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/dirt-day

Spring Fest is happening right now inside the

Our family friendly Spring Fest is still happening despite the rain! The event will now be inside the . Come out and enjoy a glass of wine (drink fees apply), get some food truck food, listen to music, draw some chalk art, enjoy children's crafts and other activities.

Join us on Fridays at the Farm Museum for a quilting bee (materials fee apply). Learn how to quilt a 12" quilt square. Squares will be joined and quilted for donation to The Homeless Remembrance Project for an art installation at the US Capitol on December 12, 2022. Quilts will then be given to those in need.

We will also accept donations of completed squares made on your own time. Finished quilt squares must be donated no later than November 1st.

We are happy to announce that will be one of the wineries in our wine garden during (drink fees apply). Free family event on May 7th from 10am-3pm with live music & performances, moonbounces, children's games, food trucks, nature activities and more! For Facebook event information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1853920824816118⁠
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We are happy to announce that will be one of the wineries in our wine garden during (drink fees apply). Free family event on May 7th from 10am-3pm with live music & performances, moonbounces, children's games, food trucks, nature activities and more! For Facebook event information:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1853920824816118 for

Preserving the past and educating the future! The Museum's Gift Shop also offers a variety of unique and Virginia-made items.

Located within Claude Moore Park in Sterling, Virginia, the Heritage Farm Museum lets you explore over 250 years of Loudoun County agriculture history through traditional, as well as, family friendly interactive exhibits. The Waxpool General Store and Farm Kitchen exhibits allow visitors to experience first hand what rural life was like 100 years ago. The Heritage Farm Museum also offers a variety

12/21/2022

What will you do while friends and family are visiting? Bring them to the Farm Museum!

12/15/2022

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Schools may be closed but the museum is OPEN! Come get out of the rain and enjoy your favorite hands-on exhibits

12/13/2022

Dominion Tea - Loudoun County Farms, VA

Sterling and Ashburn residents don't have to drive to Purcellville to pick up locally blended tea- we have Dominion Tea black tea, mulling spices, and hot toddy mix for sale at the museum! 🫖

Dominion Tea - Loudoun County Farms, VA 210 N 21st Street, Suite F, Purcellville, VA 20132 www.Dominiontea.com| 540-999-8327 Loose leaf tea in bulk and sachets and tea accessories, Tea Flights, Cups of Tea to drink at the shop or to-go, and pots of tea to drink at the shop. Hours: Sunday – 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Wednesday 10 a...

12/09/2022

The farm museum will close at 2pm on Sunday, December 11 for a staff appreciation event

12/01/2022

God Releases New Peppermint-Flavored Chipmunks For The Holidays

What surprises are in store at this Saturday's free Holiday in the Park Event??? Join us from 4-7pm for goodies and holiday cheer!
(Disclaimer: The Farm Museum and Claude Moore Park would like to remind all visitors not to lick the wildlife)

God Releases New Peppermint-Flavored Chipmunks For The Holidays THE HEAVENS—Touting His latest majestic creation as the ideal recipe for wintertime fun, the Almighty God, He Who Reigneth Omnipotent in Heaven and Earth, released new peppermint-flavored chipmunks on Wednesday. “Just in time for the holidays, these festive yuletide chipmunks are the perfect tre...

11/29/2022

It's again! Support the Farm Museum today and invest in future generations of discovery and learning. Donate Here! https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLN678YRN8MC7/checkout/TA724WQZHZHN5PPSEFOI3MHK

11/28/2022

A little 'Monday is almost over' humor for you

11/28/2022

Holiday season is here! Come to Claude Moore Park and check out the holiday lights and decorations. For this Saturday night only:
- hot chocolate and toasting marshmallows (outside)
- crafts inside the museum
- mulled cider samples inside the museum

The holiday lights and decorations will be available daily through December 24th. Park will close promptly at 7pm.

11/25/2022

On this Black Friday, stop by the museum for some holiday gifts. We are all ready with $10 gift bundles for you. The value of these bundles is over $10, so you are getting a discount. Many of these items also make great for hostess gifts.

Shop with us and support local businesses! Dominion Tea custom blended a tea for the museum as well as made our mulling spices and hot toddy spices. The soap is handmade by Parsonage Soap out of Lovettsville. The apple butter is also made locally in Frederick.

11/23/2022

Happy Thanksgiving! The museum will be closed tomorrow while our staff spends time with their loved ones. We are grateful for all our visitors and will be back open on Friday!

11/16/2022

Did you know? The Potomac River has supported agricultural communities for thousands of years! American Indians fished, hunted, and grew corn along the riverbanks, and many farmers do the same today. Our rivers and waterways are truly highways to the past

Look at this view over the Potomac in Leesburg 😍🍁
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11/10/2022

The Farm Museum will be closed Friday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day

11/08/2022

Hey Loudouners, don’t forget to vote today- and check out this year’s sticker! Hops, grapes, wheat, and dairy cows all represent the importance of Loudoun agriculture

11/04/2022

Loudoun has hundreds of miles of rural roads, perfect for leaf or farm peeping!

We just {fall} in love with these backroad views 🍁😍
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11/02/2022

Progress is being made with the conservation of the Nokes manure spreader. The wheels were just put back on the frame today.

10/25/2022

Students are learning and growing in Fredrick Douglass' garden lab

We love garden labs! Currently doing a similar project with a homeschool group. Even when they're small, gardens make a BIG impact

Students are learning and growing in Fredrick Douglass' garden lab When Kindergarten teacher Marykirk Cunningham first arrived at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Leesburg 11 years ago, she saw a large, open courtyard space in the center of the newly-built

10/22/2022

Had a ton of fun hosting our first Truck or Treat with Claude Moore Park and Claude Moore Recreation & Community Center!!! Thanks to all who helped kick off spooky season

10/18/2022

Water-Powered Aldie Mill Turns Once Again

Watermills were once vital for farmers to grind grain and corn into flour, meal, grits, and .... mash for liquor! Love to see this teamwork and to see the Aldie Mill at work. Too cool!

Water-Powered Aldie Mill Turns Once Again The 200-year-old Aldie Mill was turning once again Saturday, with its waterwheel-powered millstone grinding grain for Middleburg’s Mt. Defiance Distillery.

10/12/2022

We just received a Standard rotary sewing machine and treadle table along with photos from the Stowers family. The items belonged to Mary Hope Worley who passed away this summer. Mary Hope worked in Fairfax Public Schools where she served as Principal for Centerville ES, Layton Hall ES, and Sleepy Hollow ES.

The Stowers family owned a 200 acre cattle farm along Evergreen Mills Road, where the Dulles Greenway and Simpson Middle School are located.

10/12/2022

We love our volunteers!

10/11/2022

Don't miss out on our October Historic Encounters Day with our Then and Now theme. We will have fun stations such as a historic camp site set up next to a modern day camp site. See spinning wheels through history and more. We will have the event rain or shine. If it is raining, we will move inside the museum. Register today at https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/historic-encounters-day Registration will be taken down on Wednesday evening.

10/11/2022

Had a great time this morning with Middleburg Charter School students talking about Native Americans and natural resources. Thanks to Aldie Mill and Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association for inviting us to participate.

10/03/2022

Check out this great opportunity to work at Eastern Loudoun's best-loved museum! Details at www.heritagefarmmuseum.org

09/29/2022

Looking for somewhere to go on a gloomy weekend? Plan a visit to the farm museum, where the fun is all indoors!

09/24/2022

A thousand thanks to all of our volunteers, sponsors, and staff who made Apple Festival 2022 a success!

09/23/2022

It's been a busy few days getting ready for our 18th Annual Apple Festival. Stakes were put in the ground to fence in the perimeter of the festival area, a stage was put together for the live music, and picnic benches were put in place for food and the 21+ wine and hard cider garden. Tickets are available for pre-purchase until 4pm today. Admission will be available on Saturday during the event. It will be a beautiful day out for all things apple. Purchase your tickets now: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

09/22/2022

Thank you to for donating apples to us for our and our educational program. We picked them up yesterday. For more information on our Apple Festival and to pre-purchase tickets: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

09/22/2022

Do you enjoy tie dye? There will be a tie dye station this year at our 18th Annual Apple Festival(additional fees apply). Choose your apple colors 🍎🍏 of red, green, orange, and yellow and customize your own t-shirt. For more information on Apple Festival and to purchase tickets: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

09/20/2022

Hershey's Ice Cream will be here on Saturday for our 18th Annual Apple Festival. 🍦🍎🍏🍨 For more information and to purchase tickets: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

09/19/2022

Carriage House Wineworks will be at our 18th Annual Apple Festival. Come out and try their wine. For more information and to purchase tickets click on Linkin.Bio.

09/18/2022

Make sure to visit LHFM at the Bluemont Fair this weekend! We brought games, our apple cider press, and a few pieces from our Workhorse Collection

09/17/2022

One more week until Autumn Apple Festival takes place! Come see our apple cider press in action. For more information and to purchase tickets: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

09/16/2022

We are happy to announce that Fabbioli Cellars will be at our 18th Annual Apple Festival. Come on out and taste their cider and wine. For more information and to purchase tickets: https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

09/14/2022

We are excited for this year's Apple Festival. We have recently acquired an apple butter copper kettle. Staff will be making apple butter. Come on out and see it in person. Purchase tickets at https://heritagefarmmuseum.org/apple-festival-2022

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