Store manager Scott Belcher (left) and supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) cut the ribbon to officially open the new Giant Food grocery store at Kings Park Shopping Center. Photo courtesy of Eileen Filler-Corn
Last month, a new 50,000-square foot Giant Food grocery store opened in the Kings Park Shopping Center at 8970 Burke Lake Road in Springfield. In addition to pursuing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the United States Green Building Council, the store is also working with a number of Virginia farm suppliers.
Those farms include:
Andrews Farming, Galaxy
Appalachian Sustainable Harvest, Abington
Cedar Point Farm, Mechanicsville
Cole Berry Farm, Vernon Hill
Crown Orchards, Covesville
Dodd’s Acres Farm, Mechanicsville
Fred Chesser & Co, Temperanceville
Fresh 2O Growers, Stevensburg
Hanover Plant and Vegetable Farm, Ashland
Jeter Farm, Roanoke
Kirby Farms, Mechanicsville
Light Family Farm, Hillsville
Linda’ Mercantile, Winchester
Marks Farms, Capron
Mountain View Orchard, Alexandria
Old Home Orchard, Winchester
Parker Farms, Oak Grove
Robbins Family Farm, Jonesville
Snake Creek Farms, Fancy Gap
Sunnyside Farms, Cumberland
Turkey Knob, Timberville
Virginia Produce Co, Hillsville
Wayne’s Produce, Jarrett
Worrell Family Farm, Austinville