…be drastic, Mrs. Dorkey points out. Ugly towers ruin the farm’s rural appeal, and concerns about the health effects of the line’s electromagnetic field, on both people and farm animals,…
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Water Quality and Land Use
…the more people will demand water. Land uses-ranging from farming and forestry to cities and suburbs-also have a major impact on the available water supply. In a healthy watershed, most…
Retreat Farm: Healthier Food, Healthier People
…ago, this was a new idea. “People didn’t really understand why local farms with sustainable, healthy practices were important,” Frank says. “As a society, we were used to manipulating our…
An Award-Winning CREP Project
…cost-share. Were there key people who helped you make the decision to implement BMPs? Larry Wilkinson (District Conservationist with the USDA in Leesburg) was the initial contact. He set me…
Croftburn Farm
…can taste the difference, compared to factory farmed meat. People tell her that Croftburn’s meat tastes the way they remember from when they were kids, that a hamburger really tastes…
Hike Revisits Life in the Mountains
…resource for people who want to enjoy the mountains today. Kristie Kendall, PEC’s Conservation Coordinator, who did her Masters thesis on old homesites in the Park, says: “So many people…
Summer Update on the Outer Beltway
…deal for the residents of Prince William and Loudoun Counties—it’s a bad deal for people who live in neighboring counties, and for Virginia taxpayers as a whole. It would cost…
On the Ground (Summer 2013)
…Office. Be sure to stop by sometime and meet Mike Kane, PEC’s Loudoun County Conservation Officer. We’d also like to thank the over 4,000 people who came out for this…
The Whole Ox
‘Know your farmer’ is a popular phrase these days, but Derek and Amanda Luhowiak, owners of The Whole Ox Butcher Shop in The Plains, think people should get to know…
Lee’s Orchard
…and down the east coast, but competition from the global apple market, along with shifts in consumer preferences, made Lee focus on what sets his apples apart – taste. “People…