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moved to Rappahannock when they saw that Prince William County was becoming hopelessly developed.
“In 1967 when we moved to Nokesville there was one traffic light between 1-66 and home,” Mr. Hinkell relates. “By the time we moved, Route 234 was a dual lane highway, and there were 14 sets of traffic lights on it. ”
The Hmkells have adapted very quickly to their new farm and seem content with the quieter surroundings.
Though he spends many hours in the fields and has owned a farm for ■ many years, farming is not a full-time profession for Mr! Hinkell. But he hopes it will be some. day..
The 51-year-old part-time farmer has spent the last 28 years working for the Navy, 10 years in the service and 18 years as an employee of the Navy Department.
The D.C. job and the travel to and from work take up 12 hours of each day, leaving little time for farming. The weekends and long summer evenings are often the only times available for work on the farm. Mr. Hinkell doesn’t regard farming as another job, though, despite the fact that it involves a lot of work and time.
“When you use horses it’s fun — it’s not work,” he says with a smile. “I think half the people in the area think I’m crazy, but I eryoy it. I’ve farmed organically for the last 18 years, and that’s impossible without the animals.”
Mr. Hinkell’s wife Beverly
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