Farm Tour in Arlington, VA | Visit Area 2 Farms | Free
Monthly Farm Tour Arlington, VA FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Come See Your Farm

Your food grows in your neighborhood. Come meet the farmer who grew it just for you.

Most people never see where their food comes from. At Area 2 Farms, you can. Our farm tours are open to the whole community — no agricultural background required, just curiosity.

USDA Certified Organic / Your neighborhood, soil-based farm / Join the community / Meet your farmer
What you'll experience

What to expect.

Every tour is hands-on, personal, and different — because every week on the farm is different. Here's what you can count on every time you visit.

Meet your farmer

This isn't a tour led by a guide — it's a conversation with the person who grows your food. Our Head Farmer and farm team walk you through the operation, answer every question you have, and share what makes this season's harvest special. You'll leave knowing their name.

See what's growing right now

From lettuces and root vegetables to fresh herbs and microgreens — you'll walk the rows where your food actually grows and learn what's in peak season this week. No two tours are the same, because no two weeks on the farm are the same.

Taste new crops

The best way to understand freshness is to taste it. Sample what was harvested that morning — produce you can compare directly to anything from a grocery store. When food travels 1,500 miles to reach a shelf, it doesn't taste like this. Come find out what it's supposed to taste like.

Learn how your food is grown

Our USDA Certified Organic farm grows in composted soil — no pesticides, no herbicides, no GMOs. We'll walk you through how we build and care for our soil, why it matters for nutrition, and what "organic" actually means when someone's accountable for it. The science behind great produce, in plain language.

Tour details What to expect
  • Arlington, VA. Exact address sent upon registration.
  • First Sunday of every month, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
  • Reservation required. 15 guests per tour.
  • Wear closed-toe shoes. This is a working farm.
  • All ages welcome. CSA members, neighbors, first-time visitors. Kids love it.
  • Just bring yourself. We'll take care of the rest.
A working farm, in your neighborhood
A farmer tending to rows of cilantro
Tour day
A farmer waving hello on the farm
Your farmer
A close-up of vibrant green bok choy growing on the farm
SEE WHAT'S GROWING
A CSA basket overflowing with fresh-picked carrots, herbs, lettuce and root vegetables
The harvest
A group of visitors smiling on a farm tour at Area 2 Farms
Your neighbors
A handful of basil seedlings ready to transplant next to a bag of Area 2 Farms Local Soil
Local soil
What people are saying Real subscribers, real neighborhoods
Tyler, the head farmer, inspecting trays of greens
“I shook Tyler's hand in the actual greenhouse and watched him pull a head of butter lettuce — for me — out of the soil. I'll never look at a salad the same way.”
Sarah M. · Lyon Village
Tray of radish microgreens with bright pink stems
“The radish tasted like a radish should taste. I didn't know that was a thing.”
Devon P. · Ballston
Kids and parents on a farm tour
“We came as skeptics. We left as subscribers. Our kids actually eat the greens now.”
Jordan & Rae K. · Clarendon
Upcoming tour dates

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Frequently asked questions

You ask. We answer.

Why come to the farm?

Most farms are
somewhere else.
Yours is here.

Area 2 Farms
3.1 miles

From our farm to your plate. Same neighborhood.

National average
1,500 miles

From farm to table. A different time zone.

Most CSA farms are hundreds of miles from the communities they serve. You'll never see the land your food comes from.

Area 2 Farms is different. We're in your neighborhood.

A farm tour isn't just an experience — it's how you go from subscriber to champion. Once you've stood in the rows, tasted from the morning harvest, and shaken hands with your farmer, food is never quite the same. And when your neighbors ask why you care so much about where your food comes from, you'll have a real answer.