Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on April 30, 2015 · 1 Comment
This past summer, I had the pleasure of traveling across Virginia’s Piedmont region (and a little south) to capture the stories of eight farms. My photographer friend Jami McDowell traveled with me for most of them, capturing these beautiful photos (despite very real fears that she might have to deliver my baby on that last … Continue reading →
Filed under Environment, Farming/Ag, Food writing · Tagged with ag writing, farming leases, Farmland, Finding a Place to Grow, Glade Road Growing, Heritage Hollow Farm, land leases, Little Hat Creek Farm, local farmers, local farms, local food, Mountain View Farm, next generation, PEC, Piedmont Environmental Council, Steadfast Farm, Waterpenny Farm, Whisper Hill Farm, Willowsford Farm
When I first met with Caesar Layton for a story about Relay Foods, a Charlottesville-based online grocery store and farmers market that recently expanded into DC and Baltimore, I didn’t quite get the convenience factor. I mean, I am one of those people who drives to three or four different stores and markets each week. I … Continue reading →
Filed under Food, Food policy, Food shopping, Food writing, Good eats, Good reads, Organic · Tagged with Alexandria, amFog, Arganica, Caesar Layton, charlottesville, DC grocery stores, Down Branch Farm Produce, ElevationDC, farmers markets, food writing, local farmers, local food, Online grocery shopping, Polyface Farms, quail eggs, relay foods, Virginia quail eggs