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On Location: Staunton, VA

April 30, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Flavor Magazine Late Spring 2012 Issue

by Suemedha Sood, Photography Courtesy of VisitStaunton.com This winter, Michael Reeps got the chance to bring an idea to life: creating an online farmers market to connect Staunton farmers with town residents. The Staunton Creative Community Fund gave Reeps a grant to kickstart his website, Staunton Fresh. It’s not surprising: this is a town [...]

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Meet the Future of Farming

December 1, 2011 By admin 23 Comments

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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 [...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Andrew Barnet, Arcadia Farm, Attila Agoston, Bearer Farms, Belle Meade Farm, Buddy Powers, Casey Gustowarow, City Blooms, Cy Bearer, Donald Edmonds, Edmonds Farm, Emily Cook, Erica Hellen, Ethan Berry, Forrest Pritchard, Free Union Grass Farm, Grey Gables Farm, Holly Hammond, James Hammond, Jill Powers, Joel Slezak, Joneve Murphy, Lola Bloom, Love & Carrots, Mary Kathryn Barnet, Maureen "Mo" Moodie, Meredith Sheperd, Michael Snow, Mike Peterson, Mount Vernon Farm, Mountain View Farm, Moutoux Orchard, Nancy Polo, Open Book Farm, Potomac Vegetable, Powers Farm, Rebecca Lemos, Rob Moutoux, Sara Miller, Sarah Bernardi, Shawna DeWitt, Smith, Stacey Carlberg, The Farm at Sunnyside, The Farm at Walker Jones, The Inn at Little Washington, Timbercreek Farm, Timbercreek Organics, Whisper Hill, Willowsford Farm, Young farmers, Zachary Miller

On Location: Wintergreen

February 7, 2011 By admin 3 Comments

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By Jennifer Conrad Seidel A quick guide to Wintergreen for locavores and “locapours.” ’Tis the season for snow sports, and if you’re not able to make it to Vail or Park City, you may be trying out Wintergreen, a tad east of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nelson County, Virginia. If you’re looking to grab [...]

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