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Features
4 Rural Paradise Lost ? Is Loudoun near a tipping point ? by mitch diamond
11 Historic Villages of Loudoun Waterford : Standing the Test of Time by margaret good
Lucketts : Preserving the past together by martha polkey
18 The Revival of Regional Wear Fibershed ’ s environmental and economic transformation of the textile industry by sophie kidd
22 The New Ag School The next generation of Loudoun ’ s farmers
by jenilaine moonean-fabbioli
26 Loudoun ’ s Woodland Wonder A treasured resource for residents and wildlife by benedict lenhart
Departments
7 Rural Roads & Byways Greener Pastures
by danielle nadler
31 Recipe Box The Black Walnut Harvest by jason donahue
33 An Eye for Beauty Bygone Barns of Loudoun by sophie kidd
42 Protecting Our Lands Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains
by lawrence malone
47 Legacy Farm Families Making Hay While the Sun Shines by wib middleton
36 Tales of Two Mapmakers The passion of Eugene Scheel and Yardley Thomas by pamela balwin and lee lawrence
ON THE COVER : Molly Kroiz from Georges Mill Farm captured this moment when her dog Reba , half karakachan / half great pyranees , comfortably snoozed while Sparrow , an alpine dairy goat , posed for the camera . publisher i managing editor & design Jane Perini publisher i writer & photographer Wib Middleton editorial consultant Emily Houston
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