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Homesteaders propose county farm-stand hub at McKay Spring; organizers ask for county permission, no county funding
Summary
Founders of Homesteaders of Warren County asked supervisors to allow the county to make the McKay Spring property available as a centralized, county-approved hub where local homesteads could reserve plots for temporary farm stands. Organizers said no county funds are requested and vendors would sign waivers and follow Virginia cottage food laws.
Amber Martin, founder of Homesteaders of Warren County, asked the Warren County Board of Supervisors to allow use of county-owned McKay Spring property as a centralized farm-stand hub for local homesteads and small-scale producers.
Martin told the board the project would require no county financial investment; participants would provide their own temporary stands, sign liability waivers and comply with Virginia cottage food laws. She said the proposed site, at the intersection of Route 522 and Reliance Road, offers high visibility, existing driveway access and flat fields suited for several stands with minimal site work.
"We have a need. Warren County is home to a growing number of small-scale family homesteads," Martin said. "The development of a county approved site for homesteaders and small-scale producers can reserve…
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