http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,0,0,html Farmland and forests produce the necessities of life and provide essential natural services. In PEC's nine county area, over 180,000 acres of farmland and 140,000 acres of forests are protected through private, voluntary land conservation. http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en In February and March, The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) invites you a two-day workshop that will help guide small and mid-sized private institutions toward including more local products in their food service menus. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,4335,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,4335,-1,html Fill out this form if you are a farmer interested in leasing and to begin your Small Farm Dream. We will contact you if we find potential landowners who may be able to host your agricultural operation. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,699,3714,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,699,3714,-1,html Fill out this form if you are a landowner interested in hosting an agricultural operation on your property. We will contact you if we find potential farmers whose Small Farm Dreams match yours! http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,701,3679,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,701,3679,-1,html If you’ve ever thought about starting a farming operation or have land you’d like someone else to farm, learn more and connect with others at one of PEC’s Small Farm Dream courses. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,3058,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,3058,-1,html Learn where to find and enjoy local foods in our Buy Fresh Buy Local guides --produced by PEC for the Charlottesville area, Loudoun County and Northern Piedmont, with partner guides throughout the state. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,2281,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,2281,-1,html The University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center study found that farming and forestry had a total economic impact of $79 billion in 2006 and supported more than a half-million jobs in the Commonwealth. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,1576,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,1576,-1,html Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on working farms and forestland. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,238,511,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,238,511,-1,html Forests, which cover about 58% of PEC's nine county region, supply essential products and play a major role in keeping water supplies plentiful and clean. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,406,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,406,-1,html The Virginia Piedmont's rural landscape is integral to three of Virginia's leading economic generators- agriculture, forestry, and tourism. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,363,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,363,-1,html Piedmont farmland is some of the richest in the nation, producing essential food and fibers that people need to live. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,357,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,357,-1,html