by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 25, 2022 | Agriculture
Cattle wrangler Pete Jones is on call to deal with rebellious Rapp bovines What better place than Rappahannock County – known to feature more cows than people – for two modern-day cattle wranglers like Pete and Kristen Jones to land? The married couple, who moved to...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 6, 2022 | Agriculture
Linking Rappahannock County to Kenya’s equatorial countryside, local resident Kit Goldfarb’s sustainable agriculture nonprofit continues to grow in part with the help of donations from county residents. SANGO-Kenya was founded in 2020 by Goldfarb, the executive...
by Tim Carrington | May 24, 2022 | Agriculture, Business
The world’s overlapping economic and security crises are sending shockwaves into the defining Piedmont enterprises that revolve around meadows abundant with hay bales and livestock. For farmers and food-related businesses, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S...
by Bob Hurley | Aug 14, 2021 | Agriculture, People
Pete Jenkins: Farmer, auto repair mechanic, retired from Virginia Department of Transportation as a supervisor after 31 years of service. Volunteered with the Boy Scouts and Flint Hill Pentecostal Church. Family was moved from Shenandoah National Park to Jenkins...
