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By Joe Wood What small step should Virginia take now to create healthier rivers and streams for future generations? Legislators could launch a new pilot program that pays farmers based on how much cleaner they leave nearby waterways. Such a pay-for-outcomes program would foster a new way of thinking that drives progress in farm conservation at a […]
In the colder months of the year, after the garden tools and camping gear are stowed, out come the bird feeders and in comes a nightly rite known as Bird Hour. It’s that time just before dusk, the dinner rush for all the winged winter residents just before they — and I — settle in […]
Story and images by Doug Piefer A freezing rain last night left a glaze of ice on every twig and branch in the woods. Beautiful yet transitory, ice and snow formations disappear quickly either by melting (changing into water) or by sublimating (vaporizing). Seeing their complex patterns, I think of photographs by Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley. Born in […]
By Brenda Waugh January marks International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month, shedding light on an approach that prioritizes the well being of children during the divorce process. The concept of a child-centered approach to divorce draws inspiration from the educational philosophies of Rousseau, Dewey, Montessori, Isaacs, Piaget, and Erikson. In education, being child-centered means recognizing and […]
By Rebecca Maynard We’ve all heard the phrase “buy local,” and Ruth Almeter of Big Whiskey Cattle Co. in White Post is truly passionate about its importance. Almeter, who owns the Big Whiskey Cattle Co. ranch with her husband, Paul, and seven children, said that choosing to buy even one item from a local farm rather […]