Learning The Native Trees of Virginia

by Sue February 15, 2012

Learning the Native Trees of Virginia Ivy Creek Nature Foundation February 19, 2012 2:00PM Join Ellen Powell of the Virginia Department of Forestry on a walk in the Ragged Mountain Nature area and learn to identify trees by bark, branching, seed and other distinguishing characteristics. For more information visit the Ivy Creek Foundation website.

continue…

Listening in Charlottesville – Agricultural Governments

by Staff February 11, 2012

“I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.”           – Thomas Jefferson

continue…

Retail Beef Prices Net More for Farmers

by Staff February 10, 2012

The U.S. Dep’t of Agriculture has released some statistics about the price of beef in December.   For the 4th month in a row, beef prices rose, reaching $5.02 per lb in December.   That brought the 2011 average price to $4.83/lb.    The good news for farmers is that the farmer’s share of the price also rose…. to 49.9%.   [...]

continue…

Saunders Farm Market hosts national tour

by Staff February 9, 2012

On Saturday several buses from the North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association’s 27th annual convention will roll into Nelson County’s Saunder’s Brothers Farm Market.   Saunders has been chosen as a location for their tour, hosting more than 100 farmers from all over the country who will examine and share aspects of running a farm market [...]

continue…

Virginia Vineyards Award

by Staff February 4, 2012

The Virginia Vineyards Association met this week to select their wine “grower of the year”.  It was no surprise to those familiar with the VA wine industry that the award went to Jeanette Smith of Shenandoah County VA.   She’s been instrumental in promoting and guiding the cultivation of Virginia wines for over 30 years and [...]

continue…

They Live Among Us

by Staff February 1, 2012

When I was a kid, I enjoyed lying on my back and staring up at a giant maple tree in our yard.  Its branches formed different shapes each day.  They changed as the wind blew, as leaves grew and fell, as branches grew and then died and snapped off.  The birds seemed to know instinctively which [...]

continue…

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →