Posted by Joe Barnes on February 26th, 2010 in Agriculture, Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, General, Nature/Environment
With this season’s record snowfalls, Bundoran Farm has become a winter wonderland. The verdant pastures and majestic forests are covered with a broad and deep white coat making it quite easy to understand and appreciate the land’s features and resulting life experiences of this distinctive place and time.
By means of a short poll, we came [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on February 16th, 2010 in General
Bundoran Farm’s protected rural environment is beautiful, but what makes it special to us is the proximity of this idyllic spot so near to Charlottesville. This little college town continually surprises us, and this Valentine’s Day, the surprise we enjoyed most was Gearhart’s Chocolates.
Pastry chef – chocolatier Tim Gearhart established the business that bears his [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on February 9th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment
The Common Flicker, Ants, and the Web of Life
Observing bird life at Bundoran Farm this winter has been hampered by the weather, but flickers have made themselves known by their calls. They are active, one bird covering a territory of 150 acres or more and this time of year you are likely to hear their [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on February 3rd, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building, Project Updates
In belated honor of J.D. Salinger, a deceptively simple observation on homes, by Joyce Maynard:
“A good home must be made, not bought.”
Taken a bit out of context, this assertion is, when you think about it, pretty radical. We buy homes, like we buy cars and home theater systems, though usually with a bigger loan, and [...]