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Our fifth annual issue of the Rappahannock Guide is in praise of farmland. Every minute of every day, our country is losing two acres of agricultural land to new development, according to the American farmland Irust.
The "R" in Rappahannock may stand for its rural roots in farmland, or perhaps, today, its rebirth.
In the past year. Rappahannock’s farmland has become even more in the spotlight by groups seeking to protect it from development and by those seeking to promote the county's rich agricultural heritage. Two new events kicked off - a Gourmet Farm Dinner in June and the first Rappahannock Farm Tour in September - benefiting farmland preservation and highlighting the county's farms.
It is a good thing when one looks at facts compiled by the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA).
The average age of Virginia farmers is more than 56 years old. "Since much of a farmer's assets are tied up in the farm, those assets are typically liquidated to provide for retirement." according to RCCA. *
Between 1992 and 1997 almost 68,000 acres per year of working farm and forestland In Virginia was lost to development.
For residents and newcomers
81.1%