Posted by ppeery 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 ppeery on May 2nd, 2010 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
Bundoran Farm residents, future residents and team members spent part of May Day, working on trail maintenance along Israel Mountain. In addition to working hard to clear and clean up one of the many trails that run through the managed forest of Bundoran Farm we had a great time socializing and learning about the wonderfully [...]
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Posted by ppeery on April 11th, 2010 in Nature/Environment, Uncategorized
When I was young boy around 3 years old, immediately behind our house was a small woods. While in eyeshot and voice range of my mother, it was a great place for a young boy to play. As I explored these woods and hung out at the small fort my older brother built, I was [...]
Posted by ppeery 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 [...]
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Posted by David Hamilton on April 1st, 2010 in Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, General, Nature/Environment
After environmentally-conscious developers, gentleman farmers and Norwegians with a sense of humor, we’ll have to add one more supposedly mythical creature to the Bundoran Farm menagerie. Always-bubbly Natural Resource Manager Leif Riddervold pulled off this grab shot of an elusive resident of Israel Mountain, after Bundoran residents Grady and Diane Lewis reported some unsolicited shrub-trimming [...]
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Posted by ppeery on March 28th, 2010 in Education and Inspiration, Nature/Environment
FIELD SPARROW Spizella pusilla The field sparrows, who do winter at Bundoran Farm, have begun singing their lovely plaintive songs to declare their territories. The song is distinctive: an accelerating series of soft, sweet whistles starting with long duration tones and increasing in rate to a trill. The male must have an exclusive territory to [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted by ppeery on March 12th, 2010 in General, Nature/Environment
CHIPPING SPARROW – Spizella passrina The chipping sparrows are arriving back, singing their cheerful songs. They breed in most of the states, except Florida, and in Canada and eastern Alaska. These sparrows winter in Florida and to the north along the coast to Maryland and in Mexico. So spring must be coming!! Chipping sparrows are [...]
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Posted by ppeery 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 [...]
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Posted by Leif Riddervold on March 10th, 2010 in Nature/Environment
The last few mornings when I arrived at work, The last few mornings when I arrived at work at the Baldwin Center, I have been greeted by eighteen visitors. For some reason they never make an appointment! This morning they were actually scratching up against the foundation. Leif Riddervold – Natural Resources Manager
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