Making sense of the farm bill
The farm bill has been making the news lately and I do not completely understand its content and figured there were plenty of readers in the same boat. While I cannot begin to properly unravel its many complex provisions, there are some key points I do understand and have researched them for accuracy on your behalf. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Buying local is the next best thing to home grown
Local food seems to be growing in its importance to consumers as we see evidence of food moving through retail market channels like our own Culpeper Farmers Market. Here there are direct connections being made between local producers and local consumers. My daughter Caitlin, works for Whole Foods in North Carolina where she tells me this specialty grocery store figures that local is a multi-state area several hundred miles across. For purposes of this article, we can think about local food being from our community or from a neighboring community. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Why won't Angler answer questions?
Culpeper citizens delegate authority to the Board of Supervisors, confident that their tax money will be distributed with wisdom and discretion – a tremendous responsibility. Relying on their capable representation, the residents feel tranquil to devote their efforts to personal, professional occupations such as raising and educating children, running a farm ... This does not mean the citizenry loses sight or interest in the work of the Board. Lately, there have been ample indications of a growing feeling of unease, expressed in this newspaper and on the street. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Snider offers gratitude
It is with a deep sense of appreciation that I write this letter. This year's Town Council election was shaping up to be highly contested race based on the claims that current council does not listen, does not represent the people, and does not manage the town's finances properly. The facts would indicate otherwise, yet some subscribe to the belief that he who yells loudest is correct. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Bulls test all-forage diet
Forage tested bulls are uncommon in Virginia as our traditional bull rearing methods use concentrates mixed with a cereal grain silage as the primary diet, growing out groups of young beef bulls in just over 100 days. Very few bulls are reared with just forages because it takes three to four times longer and most beef cattle today have been selected for growth on grain. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Thanking the voters
With the town election over, I would like to thank each and every person who voted, but most of all to those people who supported me during a tough campaign and at the polls when they cast their vote for me. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Thanks, Culpeper
Thanks for your support and donations during my campaign. I would like to give a special thanks to my campaign managers, Becky and Jason Glascock for doing such a great job. Special thanks also goes out to The Culpeper Times for its articles during my campaign. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Should we trade our future for a free system?
We are at a point in the history of our town and county where the choices we make will change Culpeper forever. One of those choices, to accept or deny the proposal to enter into Public Private partnership with Angler Development, should be of utmost concern to every citizen in this County – not just those in the Stevensburg district. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Perfect day ends with no change
Tuesday blossomed into a perfect Culpeper morning. A morning for dreaming and, when all else failed, a little work. A morning to think and analyze self. Or just watch it go by ... | 0 comments - ›› more ...