Meet our long-time partners at Double H Farm! Theirs is an empowering success story. The diversified farm in Wingina, VA is home to Ara and Gayane Avagyan, their daughter Ludi, and their son Samson. Double H raises heritage Berkshire pork, lamb, free-range eggs, organically grown vegetables, and other seasonal offerings on their 32 picturesque acres.
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Ara and Gayane Avagyan were mentored by original farm owners Jean Rinaldi and her partner Richard Bean. Richard was a champion of small farmers, known for selling produce out of his signature yellow dome-roofed van.
Jean and Richard ran the farm until Richard’s passing in 2013. Read more about them here. While learning from Richard and Jean, Ara and Gayane - who immigrated from Armenia in 2004 - navigated the complicated route to American citizenship for their family of four.
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We put Double H's sweet and flavorful Big Beef and other greenhouse-grown heirloom tomatoes to work in our mixes - that is, if we haven’t snacked on them all first.
Double H Farm has long been a community fixture, keeping many Charlottesville and Nelson County restaurants and farmer’s markets well-stocked with their bountiful harvest. Learn more about their farm, including how to order and which markets they attend, by visiting their Instagram and Facebook page.
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