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By Charlie Spiering

Rappahanock News Staff Writer „ Sunnyside Farms, a local 400-acre organic farm, has been sold to the Lapham family for $7,500,000.00. The family is known throughout the county for its dedication to conservation. Anthony Lapham, a resident of Rappahannock County bought the farm together with his wife Burks. The two also received assistance from their son, Nicholas and his wife, Gardiner, and from another son, David Lapham, who lives and works in New York

Conservation

enthusiasts

Nicholas Lapham works for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF.) The WWF leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. “I have been coming to Rappahannock County since I was a little boy,” said Nicholas Lapham. “I always thought of it as a wonderful place, I guess you could say that it’s actually where my interest in conservation began,” he said with a grin.

Nicholas’ father, Anthony Lapham, is a member of the advisoiy board of the Krebser Fund for Rappahannock County Conservation (KFRCC).

A coalition of local organizations created the Krebser Fund to protect selected properties in Rappahannock County through the acquisition of properties and

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