it all started when
Pam and Sarah were both working for Potomac Vegetable Farms, one of the oldest diversified vegetable growers in the Washington DC area, when the idea for Gathering Springs sprouted. They wanted to create a place where the food was the means to the end of meeting people, creating community, and sharing in good health.
In 2018, the farm was incorporated on land Pam and her husband Rob own, and in 2019 we started selling by going to Middleburg Farmer’s Market. Late that season we tested a CSA, and have been adding and growing ever since! In addition to launching the farm, we also started our families: 5 kids and 2 dogs between us! Our husbands do not work on the farm, but are an essential part of allowing us to operate by providing health insurance through their off-farm jobs, and the support and stability to farm part-time during this child-intensive phase of our lives.
Now there is a 60+ member CSA, on-farm shop, and bustling farmer’s market weekly (Haymarket Sundays 9am-1pm). We host several events a year, and participate in the Loudoun Farm Tour weekends both spring and fall. Learn more in our FAQ section, and don’t hesitate to reach out with an email if you still have questions!
“Hey, want to start a farm?”
“Sure, let’s also have a bunch of kids and make sure we’re extra sleep deprived in case it feels too easy!”
Pamela Jones
Pam came to farming by way of athletics - as a professional rower, she competed in the Paralympics for Great Britain in both the London and Rio games. While she trained, she noticed the difference that good nutrition made for her performance in the boat, and started becoming interested in how to get the highest quality food.
In 2017, Pam and husband Rob Jones bought a 13-acre plot of land to build a house in Loudoun county, and Gathering Springs Farm had a home. They homeschool their children, Harry & Pepper, and Pam also has a small pasture-raised meat business, Flock & Freedom Farm. Pam serves as Vice President of the Loudoun Farm Bureau Board.
Sarah Obuchowicz (Waybright)
Sarah is a Registered Dietitian with a passion for good food, and started blogging and hosting healthy dinner parties with her brand WhyFoodWorks in 2012. She also works for Labcorp as a Health Coach when she’s not in the field!
Growing up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania, Sarah didn’t plan to go into farming until she’d had enough of city life in DC, and now lives in Virginia with husband David, and sons Alek, Calvin, and Garrett. While farming and mothering take up 95% of her time, she continues doing pottery in the on-farm studio, her favorite hobby.