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Hanging on to Summer

Bring the whole family for our annual Pumpkin Picking & Fall Fun—packed with activities for all ages:

🎃 Pumpkin Picking – From classic carving pumpkins to colorful specialty varieties
🚜 Hayrides
🎯 Apple Slingshot – Test your aim!
🏰 Bounce House
🎳 Pumpkin Bowling
🌾Straw Pyramid
🏐 Cornhole
🚜 Touch-a-Tractor – Great photos for the whole family
 
🎟️ Admission
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults: $5 | Children under 18: FREE
 
 Good to Know
💵💳 Cash & cards accepted
☔ Rain or shine
🐾 Pets welcome on a leash (please clean up after them)
🚻 Portable toilets & hand-washing stations on-site
👟 Wear closed-toe shoes (fields may be muddy), bring a jacket, and a hat
 
🎃 Stop by the Shawnee Springs Market and grab breakfast or lunch!
 
🍁 Fresh air 🌾 Fall colors 🧡 True country charm
 
📍 Whitacre Family Farms – 2411 Whitacre Road, Cross Junction, VA 22625
 
Come make your autumn memories at Whitacre Family Farms! ✨🎃🍎

SEASONAL FRIENDS ARE HERE!

And you know what that means… HALLOWEEN & Fall are coming! 🧡
 
Our Halloween goodies and seasonal favorites are starting to make their way into Shawnee Springs Market in Cross Junction!
 
🎃🍂 Winchester Market will have to wait just a little longer! 👀🎃
 
Keep an eye out for all the spooky, sweet & seasonal finds popping up around the market. You never know what our little gnome friends might discover! 🧙‍♂️✨

NEW SEASONAL SPECIALS ARE HERE!

We want to make sure everyone sees the new way we’re doing our sandwich specials at Shawnee Springs Markets!
 
Instead of offering a weekly sandwich special, we’re introducing SEASONAL SPECIALS — sandwiches created specifically for each season, featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients and flavors that capture the best of each season. 🌱🍅☀️
 
And there’s more! ❤️ We’ve also added new sandwiches to our daily menu, giving you even more delicious choices whenever you stop by.
 
🌿🍅 THIS SEASON’S SPECIAL:
Heirloom Tomato Sandwich 🧀🍅
 
An Eggcellent Burger 🍳🍔
 
Stop by Shawnee Springs Markets and give our new sandwiches a try! ❤️

Produce Does Not Go to Waste at Shawnee Springs Markets!

Well… these ladies know! 😂👇
 
Meet some of the local cows enjoying the produce that’s just a little too ripe, a little too blemished, or simply not quite “market pretty.” 🍑🍅🥒
 
We work closely with local cattle and pig farmers to make sure our perfectly imperfect produce doesn’t end up in a landfill. 🐖🐄 These are those cows enjoying the produce that is just not quite market-worthy.
Whether it’s a peach that’s a little too ripe, a tomato with a blemish, or vegetables that didn’t quite make it to the display table, it still helps feed local livestock and support fellow farmers. 🍑🍅🥕
 
By working together, we’re reducing waste, supporting local agriculture, and doing our part to care for the land and our community.

A Piece of Shawnee Springs History Comes Home

Some trucks are more than trucks—they’re part of the story.
 
This 1954 Ford F500 was purchased new by Shawnee Foods (original cannery) in Winchester and used as a working farm truck, hauling produce from local farms and orchards to the cannery.
One of those local growers was the Whitacre Family Farms, whose connection to Shawnee continues to this day.
 
The truck disappeared from the Shawnee story—until 2021, when Scott Johnson received a message about an old Ford truck for sale. The photos revealed something incredible: the original Shawnee Springs lettering was still visible on the doors.
 
With the help of local friends and craftsmen, including Chris and Philip Wine of Wine Truck Repair, Abe Wine of Shoprat Metal Works, and pinstriper Skratch of Skratch’s Garage, the truck was carefully brought back to life.
 
The goal wasn’t to make it look brand new. It was to make it look like the working farm truck it had always been—preserving its character, history, and original lettering.
 
Today, this old Ford is more than a restored truck. It’s a rolling piece of Shawnee Springs, Whitacre Family Farms, and Shenandoah Valley history. ❤️
 
Some things are worth bringing back. 🚚🌾❤️

PUMPKINS! 🎃🌿

Hey, pumpkin lovers! 👋🎃 Here’s the latest Pumpkin Report straight from the fields at Whitacre Family Farms, Whitacre, VA!
 
🌱🎃 The pumpkins have officially been cut from the vines and are getting ready for their next stop… Shawnee Springs Markets!
 
👀 Very soon, these beautiful fall favorites will start making their way to both markets! 🍂🧡