When you make a donation, purchase a dinner ticket, bid on an auction item, become a Friend or Sponsor, or a monthly donor, or shop at Birdhouse, you’re helping to support a small but mighty organization dedicated to growing community connections and fighting food insecurity through education, neighborhood outreach, and a commitment to local agriculture, creating a nourished and united Richmond.

Birdhouse has always been a little different, a little quirky, a little idealistic and always, always outstanding. From our beginning in 2007 as a program of the William Byrd Community House (WBCH), in Oregon Hill, we’ve attracted the best local farmers and food producers. Sub Rosa Bakery, Nate’s Bagels and The Mayor Meats, all got their start at Birdhouse. From Day 1 we accepted SNAP and almost immediately we started doubling benefits, making fresh local foods more affordable and more accessible. When WBCH closed its doors in 2016 and we moved up the street to Randolph, so did Amy’s Garden, Tomten Farm, Agriberry, Sub Rosa and so many more. Now, long settled in our new home, Birdhouse attracts more talented food producers and farmers than can be mentioned here.

When Covid hit, we pivoted and established a year-round online market which we continue to maintain, making great food available to those who find it difficult to attend or navigate the market. We now have a community garden in the truest sense of the word. Our garden is not individual plots to rent, rather a large communal area, designed, maintained and enjoyed by all those interested. Birdhouse Community Garden provides yet another way to access healthy fresh food, by learning to grow your own or sharing what we grow. And Birdhouse maintains a relationship with two area food pantries providing them with food from Birdhouse farms and food producers.

At Birdhouse you’ll find great food, a yoga class, helpful volunteers, a chef or two shopping (because they know where to find the best ingredients), music, a kid’s activity tent, monthly bicycle repair, and a place to just sit down and relax, cuz this is what we do and who we are. This is the Birdhouse way, a little different, a little quirky, a little idealistic, and always, always outstanding.

We thank you for your support.

Birdhouse Farmers Market Fall 2026 Farm Dinner - 9th Annual

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