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Urban Farmhouse closes in Church Hill, moves to Rockett’s Landing

Posted at 11:11 AM, Mar 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-22 11:11:02-04

HENRICO, Va. — After closing its Church Hill location, a local chain of cafes and markets is heading even farther east for its latest storefront.

Urban Farmhouse Market and Café plans to open in May at 4821 Old Main St. in Rocketts Landing. Owner Kathleen Richardson said she has leased the 3,000-square-foot space, which was previously occupied by Mbargo.

Richardson said she has wanted to open in Rocketts Landing ever since she launched the Urban Farmhouse in 2010 in Shockoe Slip. Since then she’s added stores in Midlothian, Scott’s Addition, Manchester and near VCU. A location is also planned to open inside the Linden Row Inn at 100 E. Franklin St. downtown.

Richardson said she stayed in touch with Rocketts Landing developer WVS Companies over the years until the opening presented itself. Mbargo shut down last year.

“They were really excited to pick up where we left off,” she said of the new lease.

The expansion to Rocketts Landing comes a month after Richardson closed the Urban Farmhouse in Church Hill, which she opened in 2014 on the ground floor of the 50-unit Lava Lofts apartment building near the corner of North 33rd and Marshall streets. She said the store was not quite as busy as she had hoped.

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