Don’t Miss: The Garden Club of Virginia’s Annual Conservation Forum

On November 6, 2009, The Garden Club of Virginia will hold its 51st Annual Conservation Forum at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in Charlottesville. Open to the public (with a $16 registration fee, students are free), the forum addresses the critical issues facing Virginia’s community and environment today: sustainability, land use, urban [...]

Historic Garden Week in Virginia

We’ve been anticipating this spring event for months! As detailed in the latest issue of The Piedmont Virginian (on newsstands now!), the Garden Club of Virginia has worked hard for over 75 years to restore historic sites and gardens across the state– including the gardens at Montpelier Estate and Morven Park. These historic landscapes flourish [...]

Conservation Stories from the Piedmont Environmental Council

Virginia’s Piedmont achieved major conservation milestones in 2008, and we applaud the PEC for its important work. Below you’ll find some important snippets from the PEC’s latest newsletter- The Conservation Edition. Sign up for the PEC’s excellent, free newsletters– choose your preferences– and you can stay informed on the topics that matter to you:
300,000+ Acres [...]

Consider Yourself our Mate, Oliver Opens at Four County Players

Four County Players has announced its upcoming spring musical production: Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, based on the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The Four County Players will have ten performances in March.  Follow Oliver from a workhouse through the tougher streets of London, and finally to the safe arms of long lost family.  Along the [...]

What’s On: Farm and Food Expo, Virginia Organic Producers’ and Consumers’ Assn

Get ready for a “cornucopia experience.” We’re headed to the Farm and Food Expo in Winchester this weekend- and we can hardly wait. There will be over 50 exhibitors representing local farms, ag agencies, farmers markets, seed and tool companies, food nutritionists, conservationists… Bravo to the Virginia Organic Producers’ and Consumers’ Assocation for organizing a [...]

Fall Foliage in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains

Tis the season. Virginia residents (and lucky visitors) can check out the wine harvest, apple festivals– replete with cider and apple butter makin’– and pick your own pumpkin patches– all against the backdrop of autumn’s colors in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Leaf-peeping season is upon us, and soon the highways will be clogged with crowds [...]

Dispatch from National Geographic’s Reception for Journey Through Hallowed Ground

Yesterday eveningThe Piedmont Virginian attended the reception and presentation honoring the publication of the new National Geographic book, Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Birthplace of the American Ideal. Like most National Geographic Live! events, the auditorium was packed with folks who were quite inspired by the words and images from author Andrew Cockburn and photographer Kenneth [...]

Fall 2008 Issue of The Piedmont Virginian Hits Newsstands

Check out the latest issue of The Piedmont Virginian on newsstands this week. Special features include the annual vineyard guide, the “Hunt Breakfast,” and “The Courage of Farmers” about the Piedmont’s century farms.  You can find the magazine at fine retailers throughout the region, including the Virginia Shop in Charlottesville and Alexandria, Epicurious Cow in [...]