Welcome to Sterns Creek FarmA waterfront flower, produce, and gathering farm taking root on a quiet peninsula where Sterns Creek meets the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River, on the historic Acquibob Horse Farm.Sterns Creek Farm is being created as a place to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the land and your neighbors.A quieter kind of afternoon, right here in Chesapeake.As we grow, we're imagining you-pick flowers you snipped and arrange into your own bouquet, fresh produce picked that morning, seedlings for your home garden, room for dogs to run, gardening classes, and shaded waterfront spots to picnic and rest.We're still building, and we're still listening. Your input will shape what this farm becomes.
Our Story
Acquibob Farm is a family-owned working farm in Chesapeake, Virginia, established in 1942. It began as a cattle ranch raised by the Saunders family and has stayed in the same family for three generations. Over the years it grew from cattle into Arabian horses, and today the pastures are still home to horses, cows, chickens, and more.
The horses aren't going anywhere. But the younger generation has started dreaming about what the fields could grow for the community.Sterns Creek runs the length of the farm's peninsula and out into the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River, the same Western Branch so many of us call home. That quiet waterfront is where the new chapter is taking root: flowers, produce, and herbs you pick yourself, starting in three of the old horse paddocks.
Jeff was born and raised in Western Branch and grew up being loved on by the Hill family at Acquibob. Jenny moved to the area in 2016, met Jeff in 2021, and they married in 2023. When Jeff first brought her to the farm, she fell in love with the family and the open space. They cared about this place enough to move into the neighborhood just to be closer to it. Jenny stubbornly believes a community should have green space it can walk into, fresh food picked by the people who eat it, and a reason to know its neighbors.More than anything, she wants the farm to stay a farm. What she can't bear to picture is driving past one day to find the fields gone, turned into one more subdivision of big houses and grass-only yards.
Together they're dreaming up Sterns Creek Farm as a place to slow down, breathe, and reconnect: you-pick flowers and produce, room for dogs to run, gardening classes, and waterfront spots to picnic and rest. You can even walk or bike straight in from the Chesapeake Public Trail, which ends right at the farm's driveway. They want your fingerprints on it from the start.Will you join them in dreaming up what the community needs most??
What Visiting Will Look LikeSterns Creek Farm sits on the historic Acquibob Farm, off Saunders Lane in Western Branch, just seconds from Churchland and the surrounding neighborhoods.Walk or bike right in. The Chesapeake Public Trail ends at our driveway, so you can leave the car at home and arrive on foot or on two wheels.
Driving is easy too. Parking sits right by the old barns, with a short, flat walk out to the flower fields and paddocks. Clear signs will point you the whole way.
Stay a while. You'll find shade, seating, and a breeze off the water, with peaceful spots to rest between picking and wandering. Leashed pups are welcome to come along.Know before you go. We'll post what's blooming and ready to pick each week, so you'll always know what's in season before you make the trip.
Farm Survey
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Contact
We'd love to hear from you. Whether you have a question, an idea for the farm, or just want to follow along as things take shape, send us a note and we'll get back to you.
You'll find us in Western Branch, Chesapeake, Virginia, on the historic Acquibob Farm off Saunders Lane. Exact visiting details will come as we get closer to opening day.Email us at: [email protected]