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Rappahannock News, November 19, 2008
"It all begins with the soil
"The climate crisis is so large and so big, that if no corrections are made by 2012, it will be too late," said Dr. Timothy LaSalle – CEO of the Rodale Institute – speaking in front of 70 concerned county residents at The Link on Sunday at the annual Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA) meeting.
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Leesburg Today, November 18, 2008
"The 2008 Loudoun County Holiday Buy Fresh, Buy Local guide has been released, listing sources of local foods, winter farm products, Christmas trees, decorations, winter farmers’ markets, specialty food producers and upcoming seasonal local food events.
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Middleburg Life, November 8, 2008
"The 2008 Loudoun County Holiday Buy Fresh, Buy Local guide has been released and lists sources of local foods, winter farm products, Christmas trees and decorations."
Winchester Star, November 6, 2008
"The historic decline on Wall Street this fall isn’t just affecting Main Street, but leaving farmers hard-hit as well.
Prices for corn, soybeans, and wheat have fallen by 50 percent this year.
“Lower commodity prices make it hard for everybody who farms,” said Bev McKay, a dairy farmer in Millwood.
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C-Ville Weekly, October 23, 2008
"It’s official: the farmer’s market is no podunk operation. Last weekend, according to the Piedmont Environmental Council (which runs the high-visibility Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign promoting local food) the Charlottesville City Market passed the $1 million sales mark for the season. That’s a lot of carrots."
Fauquier Times-Democrat, October 24, 2008
"Exploring the Small Farm Dream- Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?
November 6th- December 4th, 2008, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia
Taking place over four Thursday evening sessions commencing November 6th, Exploring the Small Farm Dream will help potential new farmers and agricultural business owners evaluate their farm business dreams and clarify next steps. "
Daily Progress, October 12, 2008
"For close to four years Piedmont Virginia Community College has used its viticulture and enology programs to school students in the ways of winemaking.
But this year, for the first time, a class is taking students, hands-on, from the vine to the wine — five cases of Cabernet Franc, per student, to be exact.
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, October 5, 2008
"At the end of a narrow gravel road in Remington County sits six decades of black history, dating back to the mid 20th century.
River Edge Farm is one of the oldest black-owned-and-operated dairy farms in the Piedmont region, according to local farming agents.
The farm was one of 13 that participated in the 11th annual Culpeper Harvest Days Farm Tour on Saturday and Sunday where visitors got to experience agriculture up close.
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Madison Eagle, September 26, 2008
"Although a proposed program aimed at preserving Madison County’s farm and forest land appeals to many – it will likely raise local taxes, according to a county official.
“I’m all for this program, I think it’s a great program, except for the fact of how you’re going to get the money,” Madison County Planning Commission Vice Chairman Pete Elliott said of a possible county “purchase of development rights” program.
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Washington Post, August 15, 2008
"Getting kids to eat the vegetables they like can be hard enough, but when Cindy Bjornsen was receiving bushels of kale delivered to her doorstep in Broadlands, the job got a little harder."
Washington Post, August 18, 2008
"For troubled youths, sometimes the key to getting back on track is the opportunity to help something else grow and blossom.
With that in mind, Stuart Younkin, youth programs coordinator for Loudoun County’s parks and recreation department, started a community garden project last year for teenagers. "
Rappahannock News, August 14, 2008
"A Tri-County Farmers’ Market located at Clevenger’s Corner will open on Friday, Aug. 15.
The market is the latest in a growing regional network of farmers’ markets to support local farming families and their locally produced or grown foods. Earlier this year the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) kicked off its Northern Piedmont Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign in Rappahannock and adjoining counties."
Daily Progress, August 7, 2008
"If each Virginia household spent $10 per week on locally grown produce for one year, $1.65 billion revenue would be generated for the state’s economy, according to Matt Benson. He was one of six experts who illustrated the advantages of buying locally grown produce at a Virginia Farm Bureau Federation news conference on Wednesday at Charlottesville’s Meade Park.
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Winchester Star, July 21, 2008
"Although the green garden plot at Blandy Experimental Farm is small, the idea behind it is powerful in an era of ever-rising food prices. A 4,000-square-foot, fenced-in piece of land at the University of Virginia farm and State Arboretum hosts a community garden where nine local families and organizations tend rows of food crops for themselves and people in need.
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