Posted by ppeery on September 28th, 2009 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General
Recently the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Free Enterprise Forum held a meeting to discuss ways to improve the business of agriculture. During the panel discussion, it was pointed out that one of the best ways to improve things ways to improve the connection between consumers and food producers. Panelist included, Todd Haymore, [...]
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Posted by ppeery on August 21st, 2009 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
Virginia Public Radio aired a featured story on Bundoran Farm last night (8/20/09) and this morning (8/21/09). Sandy Hausman, Charlottesville’s Bureau Chief, highlights how Bundoran Farmis a new different kind of development that integrates homes with farms while preserving the views. In her piece, she mentions how our efforts have been rewarded by being designated a [...]
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Posted by David Hamilton on July 29th, 2009 in Agriculture, Architecture and Design, Baldwin Center for Preservation, General
Our friend Coy Barefoot, Executive Director of the Sorenson Institute, called at the last minute today to invite us on his afternoon-drive radio program, Charlottesville Right Now, on 1070 WINA. We had a good conversation about what’s happening at Bundoran Farm and the Baldwin Center these days, with a healthy recap for listeners who (hard to believe) might [...]
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Posted by Casey Williams on July 21st, 2009 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration
For those of you who couldn’t attend the recent tour of Polyface Farm sponsored by the Baldwin Center for Preservation Development, you might be interested in attending a screening of Fresh, a movie by ana Sophia Joanes, plus FRESH-PICKED IDEAS, a panel discussion to follow, featuring Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, Judy Berger of JABA, [...]
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Posted by Casey Williams on July 21st, 2009 in Agriculture, Baldwin Center for Preservation, Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, General
Last week residents and friends of Bundoran Farm and the Homestead Preserve joined the Baldwin Center for a study tour of agrarian practices in place at Polyface Farm. On his pasture-base, beyond organic, local-market farm, Joel Salatin raises animals with ethically and ecologically-sound methods that mimic natural movement patterns and preserve the landscape. The self-declared [...]
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Posted by David Hamilton on July 16th, 2009 in Agriculture, Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
The current issue of The Piedmont Virginian includes a review of photographer Jim Hanna’s recent exhibition, Rural Culture on the Edge. I’m not familiar with Hanna, but he’s just become a leading contender for official artist of the Baldwin Center, if we are ever to have such a position. This series of photographs, including the poorly-scanned [...]
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Posted by ppeery on July 14th, 2009 in Agriculture, Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia visited Bundoran Farm on his way to celebrate the grand opening of Albemarle Ciderworks located just a bit up the road from us. Albemarle Ciderworks is a family-run Cidery and Tasting Room that produces cider from heritage varieties of apples that can thrive in Albemarle County. After circling around a [...]
Posted by David Hamilton on July 14th, 2009 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
One of the wonderful features of Bundoran Farm is the breadth of experience available within an easy day trip. Mountains to the west, world class museums to the northeast, and of course that’s after you exhaust Charlottesville and UVA, which will take a while. Though not strictly related to Bundoran Farm, or to the mission [...]
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Posted by David Hamilton on July 8th, 2009 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General
There’s an excellent article in the Washington Post, by Jane Black, my new favorite food writer. It’s on Jim Dunlap, a retired CIA man who’s farming impressively on modest acreage in Loudon County, smack dab among the mansions of the encroaching exurban frontier. The article covers a number of land use and policy questions familiar [...]
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Posted by David Hamilton on July 8th, 2009 in Agriculture, Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
A: They’re on the fence. An unforgivable pun, but Bundoran Farm’s fencelines will, we hope, play a small part in a coordinated effort to restore bluebird habitat in this area. As we’ve applied the finishing touches to Bundoran Farm’s first three roads, the team has expanded an effort begun by the Scott family, by purchasing a [...]
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