David Fitzgerald raises chickens for meat and eggs, produces honey from dozens of beehives and grows a variety of vegetables—all without antibiotics, hormones or chemical fertilizers.

Agriberry (Studley): (804) 559-1791 or http://www.agriberry.com
  Amy’s Garden (Quinton):
(804) 932-9221 or amysorganic

  Ault’s Family Farm (Pamplin):
(434) 248-6050 or
http://www.aultsfamilyfarm.com
  Avery’s Branch Farms (Amelia ): (804) 561-1930 or http://www.averys
branchfarms.com

Debra Stoneman, David Fitzgerald and other CSA farmers are watching carefully a food-safety bill making its way through Congress. The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (H.R. 875) is in response to recent food scares including the salmonella outbreak traced to a Georgia peanut-processing plant that sickened more than 600 people and is blamed for at least nine deaths.