Yes! We'd love it if you came to the farm to buy lettuce! Our farm is located at 36474 Osburn Road, Purcellville, VA 20132. If you need GPS assistance, Waze app knows where we are, as well as Google maps. Look for our silver van parked just at the driveway, and turn on in. We accept cold hard cash, coins, credit/debit cards, and Apple Pay (very fancy!). ** You are invited to come in the front door and shop in our quaint little farm stand! We realize that some folks do not feel comfortable coming inside to purchase lettuce. Totally understandable! We also understand mobility issues might make this difficult too. If either applies to you, we encourage you to pull all the way up to the front of the building and toot your horn. Someone will be outside shortly to assist you. We also offer pre-ordering for farm stand pick-up (use coupon code "farmstand"). Please select the product labeled "special assistance requested" and add it to your cart. This will communicate your needs and we will be best prepared to assist you when you arrive.

ESH farm stand is open Tuesday through Friday 9am-1pm and Saturday 10am-1pm. These are the only days and hours we are open to sell our products. **If you need to pick up an order after hours, please message us, and we will arrange that for you.

Of course! Please indicate this in the notes of your order, if you know this before hand (applicable to both markets and ESH farm stand). If this comes up after your order is placed, please leave us a message through our chat/contact us. We will be happy to note it on your invoice. **Your friend should have your name and order number available at time of pick up.

To pre-order the best lettuce and herbs in the county, click on the Shop tab at the top of the page. Shop comfy in your skivvies, super hero cape, and coffee in hand, if you like. Add items to your cart, choose your pick up location (ESH or Falls Church), and pay (secure purchases brought to you by the fine folks at Square). Then, head on over to your chosen pick up location. Please lettuce know about your order when you arrive, but don't forget your pants. Super hero cape is totally optional...

Maybe. Maybe not. We request these cut off times, so that we have the ability to properly prepare for pre-orders. The sure-fire way to score you some highly sought after lettuce, culinary herbs, and micros is to order early in the week. **Please refrain from taking it out on our fabulous sales folks at the market. It's a demand and timing issue, and they have nothing to do with that.

If you receive an email saying that your order is not yet complete, it is because your order has not been finalized, or payment has not gone through. You will receive this if you close your browser page with products in your cart. This means that your shopping cart is saved and you can go back to add to, take away, or change your order and then place your order, if you choose. You can also contact us, and we'll help you the best we can.

Potentially, with caveats. We do not conduct on-the-spot farm tours at this time. We do conduct pre-arranged tours for Mary Ellen-approved groups. (Pre-arranged, Mary Ellen-approved tours have been set up with the Head of Lettuce Herself, in advance. Farm staff do not arrange tours.) Please do not drive all the way from OBX or Fairfax and ask for a tour. That being said, we have a blog post and a virtual farm tour video, which is totally worth the 20 minutes it takes to watch. (Click on that blog link, then look for "Virtual Farm Tour". Or find it on our home page.) This is very similar to a live and in-person tour that you are burning to take.

Maybe. Maybe not. Long story short, our culinary herbs are not like/the same as seedlings that you find in the garden center to plant in your garden. Any attempts to plant them should be considered experimental. To read about it in detail, please click here. This will take you to our blog. Find the Lettuce Chat 4/28/2020 "Can I Plant It?" blog post, which addresses the subject.

VERY IMPORTANT stuff here, PLEASE NOTE!!! Following health and safety guidelines, we recommend that you wash ALL of your produce before consuming, including your lettuce and herbs. Just like some fruits and veggies that you wait to wash right before you eat them, wash your lettuce (please be gentle). *If you are concerned with the outside of the lettuce bag when you bring it home, feel free to give it a quick wash/wipe down. When we are preparing the bagged lettuce blends, we are following proper food handling guidelines. For more information, and a really long detail-filled read, please avail yourself of Our Commitment to You.

Possibly. Mary Ellen is happy to officially consult with you for a minimum fee of $500, with the consult fee going up, in relation to more in-depth information. Farm staff and Mary Ellen will not answer any questions you have, unless it is clearly visible or talked about in one of our videos. Our answers will point you back to the videos or we will repeat that same information. Any further information will only be given under a pre-arranged meeting with us. If you would like to arrange a consultation with Mary Ellen, and agree to the consultation fee, please email her at met.thelettucelady@gmail.com, or use the "contact us" form, and she will get in touch with you directly.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, please feel free to click the chat icon. From there, please fill out your contact information and question or request. We will have a real frESH lettuce team member answer you within 5 to 10 minutes (I really try hard to do this!), right there on chat. However, if we are not able to do so, we will email you as soon as we can. (If you do not wish to add contact information, please stay on the website until we answer you. Otherwise, your question will be stuck in the abyss of the internet, all sad and hungry for salad.)