PYO season is one of our favorite times of the year! Lucky for us, there are some amazing farms around central Virginia that are easy to navigate with kids. Here are a few of the PYO berry farms that are on our list to visit this year. 1.Blue Eden Farm: This farm has PYO strawberries and blueberries. It is currently open for strawberry season - make sure you check their website or @blueedenfarm to stay up to date on picking conditions. Blueberry picking starts in June! Locate

I've been looking for some structured activities to help us get ready for preschool this fall, and I was so excited to find Cultivating Curiosity at Carter's Mountain in Charlottesville, Virginia. We love Carter's Mountain, and we visit multiple times each fall to pick apples and to grab some pumpkins. It's very family friendly, and my children love it! I booked our class the Saturday before our class (2 days). The classes do tend to fill up the day before the session. I trie

We had the best time at The Red Barn Farm's family farm tour! The barn is in North Dinwiddie, which is about 50 minutes from Short Pump. The trip is very easy on 95! We left Richmond at 1:15, and we arrived at 2. I called to book a tour for our family on our way. Luckily, there was space, but make sure you call ahead to schedule a tour. To ensure social distancing, the groups are limited in size. We parked right by the barn, and there was lots of space to run around before th