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“It’s very difficult to manage apple orchards organically because you are obviously limited to what you can put on the apple trees to deal with fungus and insects," Lapham said. “But one of our real goals for this farm was to demonstrate biological diversity and show that you can run a viable farm while you’re protecting a working ecosystem."
Produce from the Farm at Sunnyside is sold at two farmer’s markets in D.C. The farm’s vegetable production and market manager, Emily Cook, oversees the growth and sale of the farm’s organic produce.
“So many people think of the health aspects of growing organic, but I think recently people have started to discover the link between organic and environmental protection," said Cook. “Especially here on this farm, we have this pristine watershed and we have a responsibility to keep it clean."
Director of Farm Operations, Michael Clune, follows the Laphams’ philosophy as well and works to keep the farm land protected for the future of Rappahannock and its residents.
“We’ve been active in the local food movement by going to meetings with other farmers in the area and working to link the agricultural community to the conservation community,"
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