When a PEC staff member recently posed the question “what does the farm mean to people beyond just donating to food pantries?” I remembered my first farming experience, when I…
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Fireside Farm: From Harvest to Hearth
…inspires the vibrant colors and unique vegetable varieties quintessential to Fireside’s farmers market displays. “We love to share unique vegetables with our customer base and tell people how we cook…
Facts About the Gigaland Data Center Project
…attract other industries that would diversify and strengthen the local economy, especially local businesses and agriculture, would directly affect the people and town of Remington. Many people mistakenly believe data…
President’s Letter: Our perseverance is paying off
…industry on our energy systems, water resources, and, especially, people struggling to scrape by in an ever-challenging economy. We’ve mobilized more than 1,300 people to write to the State Corporation…
Fall Updates From Albemarle and Charlottesville
…and create more trails and outdoor spaces for all people to enjoy. But the biggest effort every year converges at the Loop de ’Ville Trailfest to celebrate National Public Lands…
The Piedmont Environmental Council Awarded $11,000 Grant to Bring Agrivoltaics to Low-income Urban Communities
…a locally based, community-supported 501(c)3 nonprofit and accredited land trust. At the core of PEC’s approach is a focus on educating, engaging and empowering people to effect positive change in…
Who’s Protecting the Piedmont? – Spring 2026
…a healthy variety of flora and fauna. But this region isn’t what it is by chance. It’s taken the careful planning and work of countless people and organizations determined to…
New Study Highlights Public Health Impacts of Gas Turbine-Powered Data Centers
…hospital admissions, asthma-related impacts and lost productivity Increased emissions in communities with existing air quality burdens Impacts from air pollution are not limited to nearby residents: The study shows that people…
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for July 1, 2024
…greenhouse gas emissions,” reads the staff report. The third presentation is on the development of infrastructure for people to walk in a community that has planning documents calling for more residential…
Week Ahead for July 8, 2024: Albemarle County Planning Commission to get look at “refined” process for Comprehensive Plan update
…The Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee often provides updates on a walking map tour for Downtown Charlottesville as well as engagement with people descended from enslaved persons who were sold at…