Posted by Joe Barnes on August 25th, 2008 in Agriculture, General, Nature/Environment
Bundoran Farm is more than just beautiful land sale in the just outside of Charlottesville, VA. As part of the mission of Preservation Development we are working to study and improve the natural resources of this legacy landscape.
In cooperation with Audubon International, a stream water quality sampling regime was initiated at Bundoran Farm in the Fall […]
Posted by Joe Barnes on August 24th, 2008 in General, Project Updates
Things are moving at Bundoran Farm in more ways than one. In addition to our successful sales to date and all the progress being made on road and home construction, Bundoran Farm’s onsite offices have moved. Sprouse Cottage, the home for the Bundoran Farm team for the past 3-plus years, has been purchased and we […]
Posted by Casey Williams on August 7th, 2008 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation held a news conference at Charlottesville’s Meade Park Farmers Market yesterday to launch its “Save Our Food” campaign. An article in The Daily Progress today describes the event: http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/feeding_the_economy_with_local_produce/25854/
The campaign hopes to raise awareness of the nutritional, environmental and economic benefits of buying locally grown food. The www.saveourfood.org web site […]
Posted by Joe Barnes on July 24th, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, General
A long time friend, Geoff Graham, the Founder and President of Guild Quality stopped by Bundoran Farm to meet with the team and get an overview of the project. Geoff came away not only impressed with beauty of the Bundoran Farm’s agarian landscape, but with the overall Preservation Development approach that with preserve the character […]
Posted by Joe Barnes on July 7th, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, General
At Bundoran Farm, design is a collaborative effort enlisting the talents, skills and experiences of a number of individuals. The end result is the design of a house and related site improvements that not only met a families programmatic and design goals, but works with the existing landscape, respects the design and settlement patterns of […]
Posted by Casey Williams on July 7th, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building
The Baldwin Center for Preservation Development recently hosted two groups of high school students with budding interests in architecture, engineering and other construction-related fields. Every summer, Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (”CATEC”) offers an Architecture & Construction Camp to expose students to careers in the Architecture and Construction fields. The program incorporates guest speakers, site visits […]
Posted by Casey Williams on June 18th, 2008 in General, Green Building, Project Updates
Bundoran Farm has reached another signficant milestone. The first home construction project is underway at Bundoran Farm. The Erosion and Sediment Control and Tree Protection Fence was installed during the last week in May, then grading for the house commenced shortly after. The Superior Wall foundation system arrived this morning by truck and should be fully […]
Posted by Casey Williams on June 8th, 2008 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, General, Nature/Environment
During May, the Baldwin Center for Preservation Development began a series of programs geared at connecting people with the environment that surrounds them. Bundoran Farm residents and neighbors from around Albemarle County participated in a Wildflower Hike set in and amongst the trails and forest of Bundoran Farm. Participants identified several spring bloomers, including Rue […]
Posted by Leif Riddervold on June 8th, 2008 in Agriculture, General, Green Building, Project Updates
At Bundoran Farm it is critically important to us that our resources are not wasted, and are put to a good use. Several segments of our new road network traverse through forest areas, and a significant and concerted effort was made to ensure that the wood products removed would be utilized in a manner consistent […]
Posted by Leif Riddervold on May 1st, 2008 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building, Nature/Environment
This contraption has been turning a lot of heads on Plank Road these days, with several neighbors calling to ask what we are up to. Are we attempting communication with alien civilizations? Actually, this is a data collection station that a University of Virginia Hydrology class has set up as part of their field lab. […]