About Endless Summer Harvest
Endless Summer Harvest (ESH) is a family-owned and operated hydroponic (no-soil) commercial agribusiness located in Purcellville, Virginia. We take great pride in providing locally grown, pesticide free lettuces, gourmet greens, and herbs. Our products are grown year-round in a controlled agriculture environment, thus the name, Endless Summer Harvest.
The ESH 12,000 square foot greenhouse space is equivalent to 12 acres of traditional farm production. The greenhouses are operated by a state-of-the-art computer and nutrient film technique system. No pesticides are used. 90% of the water is recycled and reused to continuously grow our crop, therefore there is no waste and makes ESH farming more sustainable.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services (VDACs) has certified Endless Summer Harvests' hydroponic greens as Virginia's Finest because they meet the high standards set by the industry and approved by VDACs.
Owner and Proprietress of Endless Summer Harvest
Mary Ellen is a retail executive with over twenty years of staff leadership and client counseling. Mary Ellen has served as the President of the Loudoun County chapter of Business Network International, was appointed to the Loudoun County Rural Economic Development Council by the County Board of Supervisors and served as Chair. Mary Ellen has also served as the president of the Loudoun Valley Home Grown Market Association.
Mary Ellen Taylor
Take our virtual Farm Tour with Mary Ellen!
In Memoriam
Chester D. Taylor, Jr. May 21, 1927 - March 20, 2019
Chester "Chet" Taylor, Jr. was a United States Air Force Brigadier General (Retired). After twenty-nine years of service as an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps, he retired from military service and continued to practice law in the private sector for ten years. Chet received a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Minnesota and is a Juris Doctor graduate of its law school. He was awarded an MBA, with honors, by Indiana University. At his military retirement, Chet was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the highest non-combat decoration of the Air Force. Chet was active in community service activities and was a member of the Page County Farmers Association.
Chet was an integral part of Endless Summer Harvest, and we honor his commitment to excellence, and love of caring for friends and family. We are carrying on this legacy of commitment and love, and to honor The General, through excellent service to our customers, friends, and family.
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Introducing our frESH lettuce team:
**We don't deserve to know these people, much less get to call them our friends! We really do have the best team in the entire world!**
Kerri- salad builder, order keeper and filler, online store keeper. She writes ESH web content, blog posts, answers chat questions, tends the farm stand, and is lucky enough to lead best the Prep team in LoCo.
Kayla- salad builder and weekend saleswoman. Kayla plays softball...A Lot...outfield...the girl's got an arm! She has such a great attitude and sweet spirit, and will be happy to help you when you come visit us.
Hailey- salad builder and weekend saleswoman team member. She plays basketball and is quite the artist. Always smiling, Hailey makes a great addition to our fun team.
Cathy- joined our team thinking she was just filling in and helping a friend out. Little did she know that she would stick around a bit longer than planned, loving every minute of it. Cathy is a beautiful soul, funny, and super kind. I've learned a lot from her already. We really do appreciate Cathy!
Carolina- She is such a sweet and fun lady! Carolina is actually a long time ESH friend and fan, turned team member. Super relatable and knowledgeable, she makes us so much better. We love how full circle this is!
Mikayla - salad builder and farm stand saleswoman. Makayla is a natural on the Prep Team, full of talent, maybe a little sass (in a great way), and excellent at everything we've given her. This lady is soon to be a certified personal trainer. We're lucky to have her!
Vicki - also joined our team thinking she was helping out a friend. But we get to keep her! Vicki is a super smart, super sweet, and a super talented lady. She creates and makes (and sells) greeting cards (I have some, and they are amazing!). Vicki also does tons out in the greenhouse, like harvesting and planting out, but I'm claiming her on the Prep Team.
Hailey - our newest salad builder and weekend farm stand saleswoman. This Hailey is another fantastic addition to our prep team ("The Haileys!!"), full of quiet smiles, a love for music, and wonderful attitude. She loves the beach and appreciates an awesome Nike shoe. We're so happy she's on our team now!
Matthew- seed planter, mirogreens grower, keeper of the nursery, harvester, planter-outer, what does he not do?! Matthew is the leader of the Greenhouse Team, and we're stoked about that!
Jacob- planter-outer, greenhouse magician, crop production extraordinaire, greenhouse maintenance, harvester. Not afraid of working in the rain. Gets it done, sometimes soaking wet. Word has it that he also builds computers and has amazing tech ability!
Eric- planter-outer, greenhouse magician, crop production extraordinaire! This guy is a baseball player, a hard worker, a welder, and an excellent find! We're lucky to have him!
THE GREEN HOUSE
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Leah - Leah is our social media expert. You may know her work already from C'est Bon and Savoir Fare Catering's social media postings. And now we get to dip into her creative efforts too. Lucky!!
Ryan- greenhouse team member, gutter washer and maintenance, and Wally's partner in crime. Ryan has the best positivity I have ever seen in a coworker (we could all learn a thing or two from him). He loves Cool Ranch Doritos, wrestling, and the Washington Commanders, and always makes us smile when he is around. This gentleman is another fabulous find!
Julia Ann- farmers market saleswoman and right hand to The Lettuce Lady at Falls Church market! You know her, you love her - she's the hardest working young lady. We couldn't do without her!