Allgood Farms

Say hello to the Allgood Family, owners of Allgood Farms. Husband and wife, Bryan and Allison Allgood, and their three daughters Abigail, Olivia, and Lucy Mae have found an oasis on their lush eight-acre farm nestled in the hills of Brookneal, Virginia. Coming from several generations of tobacco farmers, Bryan and Allison have revived the family farming line by beginning their own operation.

As a young family and educators in the school system, their greatest goal is to “Make farming cool again.” Bryan, the band director at Appomattox High School, and Allison, the school counselor at Eureka Elementary School, understand the value of educating younger generations, especially about agriculture, due to its ability to teach children important life skills of discipline, responsibility, and patience. In the future, they dream of creating an agriculture education center where they teach about cultivating crops sustainably, both outdoors and in a greenhouse; even operating a tractor!

For now, they enjoy serving their area through their community-supported agriculture (CSA) program where they provide fresh produce for up to 30 families as well as their honor wagon situated out the front of the farm. Seven of their eight acres is dedicated to thousands of plants from organic squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, sweet corn, and melons.

It is all fresh, all healthy, and all good here.

By Darienne Montgomery