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Fireside Farm: From Harvest to Hearth

Fireside Farm: From Harvest to Hearth

For Stacey Carlberg and Casey Gustowarow, good food is more than just a meal. It’s a gateway to building community, experimenting in the kitchen and creating healthy soil that nurtures fresh produce …
Farmed with Care at Long Stone

Farmed with Care at Long Stone

A quick browse on Long Stone’s website will tell you this farm is “owned and farmed with care” by Casey and Justin Wisch and their four young children. Although a simple phrase, the magnitude of …
Land Beer, Loudoun Grown

Land Beer, Loudoun Grown

Bonny and John Branding, co-founders of Wheatland Spring Farm and Brewery, pride themselves on making beer that reflects the distinct agricultural region of Virginia’s Piedmont — a concept they call “land beer.” …
Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson

Land Use Field Representative – Loudoun [email protected] ext. 7044Emily Johnson joined The Piedmont Environmental Council as a Field Representative for Loudoun County in the Spring of 2025.  Growing up in Loudoun, she was that neighborhood …
Solarize Piedmont Returns for 2025, Making Solar Power More Accessible to Virginia Homeowners

Solarize Piedmont Returns for 2025, Making Solar Power More Accessible to Virginia Homeowners

The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), in collaboration with the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), is excited to announce the launch of Solarize Piedmont 2025 …
 Weigh In On Madison County’s Comprehensive Plan Update 

 Weigh In On Madison County’s Comprehensive Plan Update 

Three years in the making and with several public workshops along the way, the proposed final draft of Madison County’s updated comprehensive plan is ready for your review! …
Cville Area Land Use Week Ahead for April 21, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors to hold budget public hearing Wednesday; Charlottesville to learn how $55.87 million in affordable housing funds have been used in past three years

Cville Area Land Use Week Ahead for April 21, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors to hold budget public hearing Wednesday; Charlottesville to learn how $55.87 million in affordable housing funds have been used in past three years

This week: Albemarle Supervisors to hold budget public hearing Wednesday; Charlottesville to learn how $55.87 million in affordable housing funds have been used in past three years …
Upcoming Dominion Community Meetings About Proposed Transmission Line

Upcoming Dominion Community Meetings About Proposed Transmission Line

In May, Dominion will hold community meetings on one of its projects — the Morrisville-Wishing Star 500kV and 230kV electric transmission lines through Fauquier, Prince William and Loudoun counties …
Headshot of Kim Votruba-Matook

Kim Votruba-Matook

Kim Votruba-Matook has built her career in mission-driven organizations over the past 20 years, ranging from international relief, member associations, a community-building technology start-up, and various niches within the healthcare sector …