Our Family Farm

Growing no-spray blueberries, Concord grapes, and summer vegetables

Welcome to Hickory Hill Farm and thank you for visiting us online!

Hickory Hill Farm is run by Hannah Johnson, Tom Brenneman, and Margaret Wenger Johnson featuring no-spray blueberries, raw honey, summer vegetables, Concord grapes, and sweet sorghum. Celebrating over 45 years of living and farming near Keezletown, Virginia next to Massanutten Mountain!

Samuel and Margaret Wenger Johnson stand in a peach orchard.

Samuel and Margaret Wenger Johnson began farming at their Keezletown farm in 1978, naming it Hickory Hill Farm for the many hickory trees growing on the hillsides.

Samuel and Margaret Wenger Johnson stand with their two children with blueberry plants on both sides of them.

While clearing land for crops, building a house and barn and growing summer vegetables for wholesale and retail, they began planting their peaches, grapes, and blueberries. Along with raising crops, they also raised two children, Bart and Hannah, who grew up working on the farm and selling at the Harrisonburg Farmers’ Market, which Samuel had helped to establish in 1979.

Samuel Johnson sits at a dining room table with his two children in his lap. On the table is a variety of fresh produce.
A woman prepares to plant bare root blueberry bushes in the soil. A little girl plays nearby.
Samuel and Margaret Wenger Johnson and their two children sell blueberries at the Harrisonburg Farmers Market.

Over the years the blueberries became a main focus of the farm and we began offering Pick-Your-Own opportunities. As Samuel faced illness and passed away in 2017, Hannah took over operation of Hickory Hill Farm, and was joined by her partner Tom Brenneman in 2022 as co-operator. Margaret continues to live on the farm and help out as needed during the blueberry season.

Samuel and Margaret Wenger Johnson, the owners of Hickory Hill Farm, stand at their produce stand at the Farmers Market in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Grant Bentz prunes a dormant blueberry bush.

For over 13 years Grant Bentz, mentored by Samuel, served as our farm manager. His talents and diligent care for the land, vineyard and blueberries helped sustain the vibrant farm we have today.

We as a family continue to enjoy our connections with the land, our neighbors, friends and you, our customers!

We look forward to having you visit the farm during our you-pick season or meeting us at The Harrisonburg Farmers Market.

Keep informed of seasonal hours and more by signing up for our Hickory Hill Newsletter!

Warmly,
Hannah Johnson, Tom Brenneman and Margaret Wenger Johnson

Hannah Johnson and Tom Brenneman, the co-operators of Hickory Hill Farm, stand behind a table displaying fresh produce at the Harrisonburg Farmers Market.

AROUND THE FARM

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AROUND THE FARM ~

Close-up of ripening blueberries growing on a bush with blurred leaves and blue sky in the background.
Two people are sitting on farm machinery in a grassy field with trees and mountains in the background on a bright, partly cloudy day.
Close-up of a beehive with numerous bees on honeycomb cells.
Scenic landscape of rolling hills with trees and grassy fields, under a colorful sky at sunset.
A bumblebee collecting nectar from a cluster of small white flowers with pink tips on a sunny day, with a clear blue sky in the background.
Two women harvesting blueberries on a farm with lush greenery and blue sky in the background.
Close-up of a blueberry bush with clusters of unripe green blueberries among green leaves.
A person stands outside a small red farm shed with blue doors at sunset, overlooking a green landscape with blueberry bushes and a colorful sky.
Close-up of a blueberry bush with ripe and unripe blueberries on the branch.
A collection of ripe red tomatoes, including one with visible cracks, arranged on a surface.
Close-up of budding pink flowers on a branch in early spring.
A man pruning a dormant blueberry bush in an orchard on a clear, sunny day. The orchard has rows of bushes, with a grassy path between them.
Bunches of ripe Concord grapes hanging on a vine, surrounded by green leaves.
People picking blueberries in a lush green blueberry orchard with a clear blue sky and distant hills.
A scenic farm landscape during sunset with rows of shrubbery, a large tree on the right, and hills with fall foliage in the background.
A woman standing in a field of mostly yellow wildflowers, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, a white sleeveless top, and black shorts, holding two woven baskets.
Close-up of ripening blueberries on a branch with green leaves in the background.
Close-up of fresh blueberries piled in containers.
Close-up of ripening blueberries on a bush with green leaves.
Two people working in a field of dormant blueberry bushes, with mountains and cloudy sky in the background. One person is crouched down and the other is standing.
A group of ripe, red tomatoes of various sizes arranged closely together.
A person driving an orange Kubota tractor in a field of tall corn with trees in the background.
Close-up of bunches of Concord grapes in green containers.
Close-up of a bee collecting nectar from white blueberry blossoms on a branch with green leaves.
A person loading harvested sorghum on a flatbed trailer in an open field with trees and blue sky in the background.
A woman in an orange tank top, denim shorts, and a light-colored sun hat walking through a green field on a sunny day.
A person driving a green tractor with attached equipment in a grassy field surrounded by trees under a clear blue sky.
A box of red tomatoes on the left side and a box of green and red heirloom tomatoes on the right side.
Snow-covered field with dormant blueberry bushes in the foreground, a line of snow-covered trees in the background, and a mountain under a clear blue sky.
Inside a greenhouse with rows of tomato plants supported by stakes, a silver metal bucket on the left, a wooden stepladder on the right, and a clear covering letting sunlight in.
A lush green orchard with rows of blooming blueberry bushes on a cloudy day, with a forest background.
Inside a greenhouse with plants growing along the sides and a dirt pathway down the middle, covered by a metal arched frame with plastic sheeting.
Three people working in an orchard on a sunny day with partly cloudy skies. One person is kneeling and pruning bushes, another is walking, and a third is observing.
Close-up of ripening blueberries on a bush with green leaves, some covered in morning dew.
A scenic autumn landscape with rows of vibrant red bushes in the foreground, and a green meadow and hills with fall foliage in the background.
Close-up of blooming white flowers on a bush with a rural landscape and blue partly cloudy sky in the background.
A scenic view of rolling hills covered in dense green forest with a mountain in the background under a partly cloudy sky.