May 22, 2013

Meet the Future of Farming

web-Emily Cook

by: Pamela Hess, photos by: Molly McDonald Peterson There’s a crisis in farming: The average age of a farmer in the United States is between 57 and 59. Thirty percent of our farmers are beyond retirement age. And the USDA says we need 100,000 new farmers a year – that’s right, every year – to [...]

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Flavor Cafe: Comfort

Comfort Restaurant/Early Summer 2011

by Laura Greenleaf, photos by Molly McDonald Peterson No one can accuse Richmond’s Broad Street of putting on airs, but nine years ago it was an even more unlikely choice for a new restaurant. Fortunately, the banker across the desk from the would-be restaurateurs Jason Alley and Chris Chandler remembered the street’s prosperous days, before [...]

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