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Archive for the ‘Agriculture’ Category
Learn more about agriculture in the Loop.
Agriculture sub categories : Hatcheries, Nurseries, Orchards and Vineyards
Pharsalia
Pharsalia is a complex of antebellum plantation buildings located near the village of Massie’s Mill in Nelson County, Virginia. The complex is at the base of Priest Mountain on a knoll overlooking the Tye River Valley and was part of the plantation established by William Massie in 1814. The Federal style, frame manor house was [...]
High View
High View stands on a high rise near the entrance to Beech Grove, with panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and valleys. Ryland Rodes built it in 1835, taking ten years to complete. The front of the house originally faced the Stage Road, but became the back of the house when the road was changed. [...]
Glen Mary
Glen Mary, lying on the southern end on Southern Rockfish Valley, was said to have been part of the Rodes “High View” property, present “Mill Hill” in the Wintergreen Winery. There were approximately one thousand acres of land in this farm and it extended as far as Beech Grove and Cub Creek, and from Brent’s [...]
The Rockfish Valley
The Rockfish Valley encompasses the area from Brent’s Mountain and Three Ridge Mountain to Afton Mountain. It lies in the shadow of the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountain. Two hollows located near streams within the eastern slopes are named Spruce and Stoney Creek. The upper Stoney has a falls. Rockfish Valley is named [...]
Rules of the Road
1. Slow down to the speed of the vehicle as soon as you see a slow-moving emblem. 2. Watch for hand signals, and determine whether the equipment operator is preparing to turn. 3. Pass slowly and deliberately, watching for other traffic and sudden turns. Don’t pull back into the travel lane too quickly. 4. Never [...]
Skylark Farm
Leslie Cheek Jr. found the property in 1969 in Fauber Farm. He began work on Skylark that same year for a rural retreat. Mr. Cheek, who had studied architecture and stage design at both Harvard and Yale, began sketching rough ideas for the farm. These ideas were later prepared upon more elaborate drawings by Charlottesville [...]
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