Posted by David Hamilton on November 30th, 2009 in Architecture and Design, General, Green Building
I’m taking some time this fall to complete my LEED-AP certification (this is the primary credential of the U.S. Green Building Council). I was about to take the darned test a couple of days before we submitted our Preliminary Plat for Bundoran Farm, a few years back, and somehow haven’t found the time since joining [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on November 30th, 2009 in Architecture and Design, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration, General
Here at the Baldwin Center, we subscribe to several web news feeds that track studies, stories and statistics on farmland and development pressure. The remarkable similarity of many of these stories (“Planning Commission Supports Additional Farmland Protection Measures”) illustrates how universal are the issues we’ve chosen to address with this foundation.
Recently, however, as so many fast-growing [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on November 30th, 2009 in Agriculture, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building, Nature/Environment
Bundoran Farm was featured in the most recent issue of The Darden Report, the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business’ magazine.
The article, entitled “Taking Sustainability Mainstream” highlights our overall approach to developing the property in manner that is sustainable and preserves the use and character of the land. Joe Barnes, Bundoran Farm Development Partner [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on November 29th, 2009 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, General
Last week about 100 kids (Scouts and siblings), 50 to 70 parents attended the launching of 300+ rockets in pastures in front of Fred Scott’s home, Lower Bundoran. Joyous kids were running everywhere to retrieve, reload and re-launch their model rockets. In typical scouting fashion the event was very well run by a scout leaders [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on November 28th, 2009 in Architecture and Design, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, General, Green Building, Project Updates
The last few weeks of Baldwin Center construction were pretty hectic. More than once, carpenter Matt Crane and I wondered if we were finishing the building, or vice versa. Followers of our progress will note that blog entries declined precipitously in September, blog frequency being a pretty good indicator of stress. Below are some images of the [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on November 23rd, 2009 in General
There’s a fascinating article in today’s Washington Post, about “out-cropping,” the increasingly common practice of relatively wealthy countries paying to lease agricultural land in developing nations. Presumably because we haven’t done a great job of preserving our own productive lands. This business model is happening on a massive scale in eastern Africa. Aside from the sheer [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on November 17th, 2009 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, General
Last week, I met with several members of the Real Estate Club at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business down at Bundoran Farm. The goals of this meeting were to learn more about the hands on practice of community and real estate development and find out more about the Preservation Development approach underway [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on November 17th, 2009 in Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment
Bundoran Farm has many woodpeckers active in winter, as well as the rest of the year. The loudest voice and territorial drumming belongs to the Pileated Woodpecker. Like all woodpeckers their flight path is deeply undulating making this large bird unmistakeable in flight. The drumming of the Pileated is recognizable because it is loud, accelerates [...]