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Planes, Trains and Honeycombs

by Mark July 12, 2011

I doubt this is the trunk that John Candy carried around with him in the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but it probably has as much adventure behind it. We have a listing in Nelson Country, 20+ acres with an A-Frame cabin near Shipman. Another realtor was showing it to clients who are very interested in [...]

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4H and FFA Farm Show in Culpeper VA

by Staff July 6, 2011

Tomorrow July 7th is the opening of the 62nd Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show. You can CLICK HERE for details of exhibits and events. This program gives kids and the whole community an opportunity to learn and display their farm projects. The show runs through Monday and features the past year’s 4H and FFA projects in a variety [...]

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Virginia Farm Mules and Donkeys

by Staff July 2, 2011

When you drive past a central VA farm, can you distinguish whether the animals in that field are donkeys or mules? Every now and then we like to focus on topics that may be unfamiliar to some people. In that spirit, let’s talk just a bit about donkeys and mules. It can be difficult to tell them [...]

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Winning Honey

by Staff June 19, 2011

Virginia beekeepers, you can start planning now. On July 30th the Central Virginia Beekeepers Association will sponsor an event at the Ivy Creek Nature Area (near Charlottesville) ….. where you can bring your honey crop to be judged and tasted by a Virginia state agriculture inspector. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. and the sponsor [...]

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Goats Cleaning Up

by Staff June 17, 2011

It’s summertime, and the news is full of how summer foliage is being controlled by goats. Landscapes of all kinds (lawns, golf courses, parks) are being cleared or maintained, and even underbrush and thickets are being cleared by goats hired for that purpose. We’ve had quite a bit of response to our ‘goat series’ of articles, [...]

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Goats Make Great Employees

by Staff June 16, 2011

For those of you who read this blog routinely, you already know that this year we’ve been drawn into ‘goat stories’ everywhere we look. It seems like very interesting things continue to happen with goats! The latest in our series is THIS STORY about how goats from a Shenandoah Valley farm have been hired to clear land in central [...]

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Last updated by Gayle at June 16, 2011.