Checkmate Farm Today
We purchased Checkmate Farm in 2002. The farm is currently home to our Karakul Sheep and other animals, which you can learn more about by visiting our Other Farm Animals page. Located in the hills of Bluemont, Virginia, we enjoy a fifty-mile view as we take care of our livestock and our 100 year old property. We are very blessed and hope this website aids in the enhancement of your own farming adventure.
Since occupying Checkmate Farm, we have developed and maintained beautiful perennial gardens and moved several Karakul sheep, Rhode Island Reds, Dairy Goats and Sheep Dogs to the farm. As our farm grows, we continue to renovate the property and develop ways to enhance the lives of our animals. You can take home a piece of Checkmate Farm by purchasing our Market lamb or Wool products.
Brief History of the Property
In the forties our farm was called “Twin Willows” and was a weekend home to Mr. & Mrs. Wilson. While occupying the farm, they continued to add on to the 1890’s house. During the fifties a Colonel, responsible for “Mount Weather,” called the farm home. In the sixties, the farm was renamed “Checkmate Farm” by owners Mr. & Mrs. Verbonic. The Verbonics changed the name because this farm was to be their final move. Thus Checkmate!
