…approach the blind intersection with Aylor Road. Wider, straighter roads cue people to drive faster. Also, VDOT’s high impact plans — taking private property and destroying natural features — were…
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On the Ground Conservation
…Meadows, a major draw for visitors to Fauquier County. Candice Hall, who owns the land, says, “For a lot of people who come in from the city and other places,…
Potomac Vegetable Farm
…Casey. PVF is comprised of two organic farms, one in Fairfax and one in Loudoun, and a majority of its management team are people who were not raised on farms….
Farm Wineries in the Piedmont: Finding the right balance
…million people visiting Virginia wineries annually. The settlers of Jamestown would be amazed, to say the least. Growing pains What makes Virginia’s wineries and vineyards particularly attractive is that they…
Changing Perspectives: My time as a PEC Fellow
…health of waterways that ran through their properties by fencing their livestock out of streams and installing “riparian buffers” along the banks. It was inspiring to see people working to…
Released: For the Love of the Land
…the value they provide for all Virginians, from productive farmland to water quality to urban green space. The people involved, from all walks of life and from all over Virginia,…
The Great Homecoming: An Open House at the McAllister Cabin
…of Albemarle County. The old familiar tune being played was not in people’s imagination—in fact, a crowd of people had gathered in front of the McAllister family’s former home to…
The Model for So Many Others
…70s and as sharp as ever, he doesn’t miss an opportunity to jibe them. Miller goes on to offer up his perspective on the lease, and why more people should…
Comments Requesting Re-evaluation of Statewide Historic Bridge Inventory
…crossing of a stream or river, but an experience that connects people to both the road and the surrounding landscape. PEC staff has been reviewing the available bridge inventories for…
Cypherways Uses Hip-Hop to Generate Ideas and Enthusiasm for Greenways
…of meaning. “The warm-up got me thinking of issues in an entirely new way,” said one attendee. The seventy-plus people in the room then divided into three groups, each facilitated…