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Category Archives: Portrait of a Steward

Wes Kent, Augusta County

At Winding River Farms, Wes Kent does the conserving while robots do the milking — and the land, streams, and cows are better for it.

Posted byAnita AngeloneMay 2, 2019May 3, 2019Posted inPortrait of a Steward

Sally Johnson, Washington County

Sally Johnson has made her way as a cattle farmer in Southwest Virginia by combining the power of family with the power of the sun.

Posted byAnita AngeloneMarch 23, 2019May 3, 2019Posted inPortrait of a Steward

Waddle Farm, Smyth County

Several years ago, a neighbor asked Shelley Waddle if she and her husband, Jeff, had ever considered protecting their 1,158-acre Saltville farm from development with a conservation easement. She was …

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Posted bydmcguiganAugust 9, 2017July 14, 2019Posted inPortrait of a StewardTags: conservation easement, farmland, Smyth County

Craun Farm, Augusta County

Jim Craun celebrated a 100th birthday in June. Not his—his barn’s. The barn is one of several buildings that Mr. Craun has restored on his family’s 165-acre farm in Augusta …

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Posted byJason McGarveySeptember 18, 2013March 20, 2019Posted inPortrait of a StewardTags: Augusta County, conservation easement, farmland, historic

White House Farm Foundation, Page County

In 1760, about 30 years before construction began on the White House in the District of Columbia, a Mennonite settler named Martin Kauffman II built his own little White House …

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Posted byJason McGarveyJune 4, 2013March 20, 2019Posted inPortrait of a StewardTags: conservation easement, education, farmland, historic, Page County, Shenandoah River

Oak Grove Plantation, Halifax County

Oak Grove Plantation, a bed & breakfast just outside South Boston in Halifax County, works hard to minimize its environmental footprint. Some of the steps it has taken include recycling, …

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Posted byJason McGarveyFebruary 12, 2013July 14, 2019Posted inPortrait of a StewardTags: clean energy, conservation easement, Halifax County, tax credits

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