Posted by Joe Barnes on August 11th, 2010 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General
As a kid growing up, I spent my most memorable summers on my Grandparent’s farm just outside of Burlington, IA. In addition to weeding the bean fields with my Grandpa or driving the old Ford tractor around the farm by myself, one on the highlights was gathering a couple of eggs from my Grandma’s hen [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on June 11th, 2010 in Agriculture, Architecture and Design, General, Green Building, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
Bundoran Farm was the subject of a feature article in the June/July 2010 Issue of Virginia Sportsman magazine. Written by Hay Hardy, the article provides an excellent overview of the Bundoran Farm’s three fold vision of protecting the character and use of the working agrarian landscape, provide for ongoing environmental stewardship and create opportunities for families who [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on March 29th, 2010 in Agriculture, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration
Readers interested in the “big picture” of rural land use in the US may enjoy this recent Washington Post article. The author features Bundoran Farm, as well as Serenbe, Prairie Crossing and other communities which, in various ways, pair development and serious conservation of productive land. The communities featured here are incredibly diverse, ranging from [...]
Posted by Leif Riddervold on March 24th, 2010 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment
Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the sixth annual “Forum for Rural Innovation: New Approaches for Agriculture and Rural Prosperity” in Winchester, Va. This was my second year attending this Forum, and was once again very impressed with the level of discussion and the number of people interested in sustainable farming ventures.
Over 150 [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on March 10th, 2010 in Agriculture, Nature/Environment
With the Spring on its way. We are starting to experience the arrival of new calves around the farm. The other day I noticed at least 9 newly born calves dotting the pastures. Here’s a bit of video of them moving around.
I love watching the young calves romp around. They remind me of large puppies, [...]
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 January 29th, 2010 in Agriculture, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration
For those relatively few of you who don’t subscribe to Pork Magazine, (the leading periodical of porcine agribusiness), I pass along an interesting article. It covers a study from Iowa State that compared Iowa farm acreage, as an investment, to the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index.
The study’s authors conclude that the wisdom of putting [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on January 22nd, 2010 in Agriculture, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
Below is the unabbreviated copy of the article written by Edward H. Carter that appeared in Piedmont Virginian magazine.
Where do we go with this? Posited the fleece clad Bob Baldwin as he stood next to a blank whiteboard facing the fifty or so participants in the inaugural conference of the Baldwin Center for Preservation Development. [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on January 15th, 2010 in Agriculture, Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
The Piedmont Virginian is a lovely magazine focusing on history, culture and preservation of Virginia’s rural heritage. It’s always a good read, especially when they do the occaisional feature on Bundoran Farm or someone we know in the Charlottesville area. This winter, Thomas Randolph has begun a fascinating new feature callled Deep Background. In each [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on January 11th, 2010 in Agriculture, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration
The Bundoran Farm team just visited with a friend, Collins Huff, of Gryffon’s Aerie. Collins and his wife Ramona run one of the most remarkable grass-fed beef operations in the country, and it happens to be here in Albemarle County. As if on cue, Collins’ visit to the Baldwin Center was presaged by a feature on [...]