Posted by Leif Riddervold on August 18th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
To test your knowledge of Bundoran Farm, we came up with this short quiz.
Pick the statement about Bundoran Farm that is Not True!
1: Lake Inferior is a good fishing hole.
2: Cacti grow wild in the forests of Bundoran Farm.
3: Snakehead fish have been caught in Lake Scogo.
4: A Lockheed C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft has landed [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on August 18th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building, Project Updates
One of the underlying goals of Bundoran Farm is to preserve the character and use of this legacy Charlottesville property. Extraordinary measures were taken in locating homesites and roads so they worked with and blended into the landscape.
In addition having the roads “lay lightly” on the land within the boundaries of Bundoran Farm, we took [...]
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 July 7th, 2010 in Baldwin Center for Preservation, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
Leif Riddervold, Bundoran Farm’s natural resources manager, is a man of the land and water. When he is not tending to the 2,000 plus acres of pasture, orchards and forest within Bundoran Farm’ preserved and protected farmbelt & greenbelt, he is often involved in other pursuits that foster a greater appreciation of our natural resources [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on June 11th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
A Summer Tanager is singing from trees (mostly white oak) around our house on Hightop Drive at Bundoran Farm . The song is richer and sweeter than the more common Scarlet Tanager. I heard and saw one off of Hightop Drive last year, so Bundoran Farm is fortunate to be a site they like. The [...]
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 Joe Barnes on May 23rd, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
Male orchard orioles are declaring their territories along many “edges” and from clusters of trees in Bundoran Farm. The mature adult male has a deep chestnut body with a black head and wings. The yearling male is bright yellow or yellow green with a black throat. There is a vociferous yearling male singing along Hightop [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on May 1st, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, General
Bundoran Farm and more importantly, the Heimgartner Family, reach another significant milestone yesterday. Construction started on Ken and Ida Heimgarnter’s new home at Bundoran Farm.
Situated on a knoll over looking Plank Road and the surrounding protected pastures and forested ridges of this Albemarle Virginia rural real estate, the Heimgartner’s homesite is perhaps one of the [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on April 21st, 2010 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, General
The Batesville Store, located a short drive down Plank Road from Bundoran Farm, is one of the many things that make this part of Albemarle County so unique and special. In addition great food, it’s one of the many nuclei of the Batesville/North Garden area. Whether meetings friends for lunch or be listening to [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on April 10th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
This past week has been a pretty big media week for Bundoran Farm.
The week started out with a cover story in C-Ville Abode, C-Ville Magazine’s publication focusing on all the essentials of homes, gardening and neighborhoods in the Charlottesville/Albemarle County region. The article entitle “Little Houses in the Big Woods” features some of the houses [...]