Claire has lived in Fort Valley on and off for over 25 years. She raised three children - Nicole, Michael and Christopher - in Vienna, Virginia. Her sons are now 39 years old and 35 years old, respectively. She lost her 28-year-old daughter to ovarian cancer in December 2011, which brought Claire back to the Fort for what she thought wou
Claire has lived in Fort Valley on and off for over 25 years. She raised three children - Nicole, Michael and Christopher - in Vienna, Virginia. Her sons are now 39 years old and 35 years old, respectively. She lost her 28-year-old daughter to ovarian cancer in December 2011, which brought Claire back to the Fort for what she thought would be a few months of spiritual recovery. She is now in her 12th consecutive year back here in the place she loves most, began working at the store in November 2017, and took on her management role in November 2018. Claire is also our Notary Public (registration #7806536) commissioned by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Kim has been with the store for four years now, and it's hard to remember what it was like without her! She lives in the Fort with her husband and daughter Sarah. She also has two sons, Josh and Ben. Kim spends quite a bit of time in the family garden, got herself a passel of chickens, and tends to her bee hives in the summer months. With
Kim has been with the store for four years now, and it's hard to remember what it was like without her! She lives in the Fort with her husband and daughter Sarah. She also has two sons, Josh and Ben. Kim spends quite a bit of time in the family garden, got herself a passel of chickens, and tends to her bee hives in the summer months. With her keen sense of humor, incredible work ethic, and connections to our community, Kim is an asset to the store.
Kyleigh does our weekly shopping for the store and works the floor a few days a week. She lives with her parents, brother, sister, dogs, horses, chickens and turkeys and helps with the family business here in Fort Valley.
MC was born in Fort Valley, the daughter of Emma and David Bredeman and niece of Celeste and Denny Allen. She loves dogs, flowers, and candles, and hates peanut butter, chicken livers, and jerks. MC has a great sense of humor, and we already enjoy working with her. One thing we’ve learned about MC, she may be vertically challenged, but she’s feisty!
Veronica moved to the Fort with her husband, Kenneth, and three kids a few years ago. The Cornetts homeschool their children (long before homeschooling became a Covid mandate) and Kenneth is a firefighter in Fairfax County. Veronica and her family provide the store and surrounding community with fresh What the Flock eggs. Veronica has qui
Veronica moved to the Fort with her husband, Kenneth, and three kids a few years ago. The Cornetts homeschool their children (long before homeschooling became a Covid mandate) and Kenneth is a firefighter in Fairfax County. Veronica and her family provide the store and surrounding community with fresh What the Flock eggs. Veronica has quite a few years of convenience store experience and is no stranger to hard work. And, please, don't let her softspoken demeanor fool you. She's an observer. 'Nuff said.
Liz lives in Fort Valley with her parents and two brothers. Although they don’t have chickens, they do have a sweet old dog.
John is a Prop Master in the film industry, but between gigs he helps out at the store. When he isn’t working, he’s probably visiting historical landmarks (and posting videos on YouTube) or taking to the sky, since he earned his pilot’s license during the COVID shutdowns.
Kenny lives with his mom, dad, brother and sister right here in Fort Valley. He, along with his siblings, is homeschooled, is involved in community theatre, and helps his folks with several home-based businesses, including What the Flock eggs, which we sell at the store. We think he’s probably washing lots of eggs these days.
Catherine, AKA Cat, has lived in Fort Valley most of her life, currently lives here with her grandparents, and attended Strasburg High School. She loves reading, drawing and critters and has the requisite coop filled with chickens.