The word is out and Loudoun County grabs the ring: What a Distinction! What does it mean to be the richest county in the country? It could be good for attracting high-end businesses and finding builders who want to match the demographic information from the Forbes list of the top 25 richest counties.
The report found [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Prince William County, Restaurants, Wineries on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
Most of us have hopes and dreams and sometimes life truely gets in the way. If you have ever dreamed of writing a Novel, or if you have started writing a novel, here is your opportunity for your dreams to come true. Books & Crannies and the Middleburg Country Inn are sponsoring a writer’s retreat [...]
Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Loudoun County, News, Shops and Boutiques on February 26th, 2010 | No Comments »
The January 3, 2010, Washington Post Magazine gives chef Tarver King and his crew 2 1/2 stars for their great work at the Restaurant at The Ashby Inn. They strongly support the local farm community, and under Tarver’s leadership have given the restaurant an impressive bounty of creative fare.
Love when Tom Sietsema ventures into our bountiful Piedmont.
Congratulations [...]
Filed under: Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Local Products, News, Restaurants on December 31st, 2009 | No Comments »
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Filed under: Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Farms and Farmers, Friday Photo, Gardening, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, News, Piedmont Regions, Shops and Boutiques, Wineries on December 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Are you looking for a unique gift that really gives back in the spirit of the Piedmont? As part of the 25th Anniversary of Great Meadow a commemorative lamp has been commissioned. This lamp is not only a lovely work of art but also a great reminder as to our surroundings. The lampshade is a dramatic [...]
Filed under: Fauquier County, History and Historic Places, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products on December 16th, 2009 | No Comments »
So much wonderful news to get your food juices going. If you can take time from holiday shopping, wrapping, and cooking, there are no shortage of events. Here’s one to get you started:
This Saturday, December 5 (11A-4P) the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum unveils its newest interactive exhibit (”In the Kitchen: Life on the Family Farm”) showing [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Local Products, Loudoun County, Madison County, News, Rappahannock County, Wineries on December 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Time is running out, but heritage turkeys are still available for pre-order from Ayrshire Farm (then click on Home Farm Store) or from The Home Farm Store site, then click on “Shop.” Remember: They are only accepting orders thru next week!
Today Ayrshire Farm’s birds got top press coverage in Kim Severson’s article in The New [...]
Filed under: Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Shops and Boutiques on November 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
Author Walker Elliott Rowe will be on hand at Hunters Run Wine Barn Saturday, November 7th, from 1:00 to 5:00pm to sign copies of his new book; History of Virginia Wine. This book was featured in the Summer Issue of the Piedmont Virginian. Pick up a copy of this wonderful book and enjoy a glass of Corcoran [...]
Filed under: Events, History and Historic Places, Local Products, Loudoun County, News, Wineries on November 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
Come join us for the Montpelier Hunt Races, as they celebrate the 75th running of this historic race. The Montpelier Hunt always hosts seven races. The first race post time is 12:30 PM and the last race usually begins approximately at 4:30. There are two races are on the flat and 5 are over fences. [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Hotels and Country Inns, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, News, Orange County on November 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
We all know this region is filled with many haunted battlefields, really old houses and plenty of history and mystery. Did you know that Virginia ranks at the top of the Haunted Places list from the National Register of Haunted Locations, There are nearly 170 spooky sites claiming paranormal happenings, and those are just [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, History and Historic Places, News, Piedmont Regions on October 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
