Virgil Farm Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular was pushing his cart down the produce aisle when he noticed something odd. His little granddaughter, usually quiet in stores, suddenly pointed and giggled, pointing at an unfamiliar fruit with bright purple skin. Curious, the man picked up the fruit and asked her what it tasted like. With wide eyes, she took a bite and exclaimed, 'Grandpa, it's like cotton candy!' They both laughed, realizing that sometimes life's sweetest discoveries come from unexpected places.

2. One day, as customers were browsing through the fresh vegetables, an unexpected announcement came over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention please—we’ve just received a shipment of talking watermelons from Mexico.’ Customers stopped in their tracks, some laughing, others pinching themselves. A regular turned to his friend and said, 'This must be why they’re so expensive!' Soon enough, everyone was whispering about the magical melons. The delivery driver, standing sheepishly behind the counter, confessed, ‘They weren’t really talking… I just wanted to see people smile.’

3. One foggy afternoon, while a neighbor was stocking shelves in the dairy section, they heard someone whispering from behind the cheese display. Curious, the neighbor turned around and saw only a loaf of bread leaning awkwardly on its side. ‘Excuse me,’ it seemed to mutter. The worker laughed it off, but later that evening, while unpacking deliveries, another voice whispered, “Do you have any more of those yummy crackers?” Everyone agreed it must’ve been a delivery driver playing pranks—until they found a note stuck to the milk carton: “Next time, please restock the hummus.”

4. One autumn morning, while a delivery driver was unloading crates of apples, he noticed something odd on the crate labels: every apple had been handwritten with a tiny note reading ‘Ask for directions.’ Confused and intrigued, the driver asked his supervisor, who shrugged and said, 'Who knows? Maybe Virgil just likes puzzles.' For weeks, customers flocked to ask for directions—some even found their way to an old farmhouse down the road where an eccentric old man named Virgil lived, dispensing free apples and friendly advice. The supermarket became known as the place where you could get lost—and find more than just groceries.