Comments on: Green Albemarle County? http://www.realcentralva.com/2005/09/30/green-albemarle-county/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: realcrozetva»Blog Archive » Innisfree Village http://www.realcentralva.com/2005/09/30/green-albemarle-county/comment-page-1/#comment-811 realcrozetva»Blog Archive » Innisfree Village Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:57:37 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/?p=829#comment-811 [...] In light of last week’s posting on realcentralva.com about a “greener” Albemarle County comes this story from today’s Daily Progress about Innisfree Village in Crozet. This year a new program, Community Supported Agriculture, was started in order to share the benefits of the gardens with others outside the village. [...] [...] In light of last week’s posting on realcentralva.com about a “greener” Albemarle County comes this story from today’s Daily Progress about Innisfree Village in Crozet. This year a new program, Community Supported Agriculture, was started in order to share the benefits of the gardens with others outside the village. [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.realcentralva.com/2005/09/30/green-albemarle-county/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Jim Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:18:48 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/?p=829#comment-97 I agree with the "locally grown food ..." comment you make. In principle and perhaps in theory, local food may make one feel good, but are not necessarily economically feasible or viable. Personally, I see locally grown foods not making it beyond the boutique-food type places - Feast, Foods, <em>et. al.</em> I agree with the “locally grown food …” comment you make. In principle and perhaps in theory, local food may make one feel good, but are not necessarily economically feasible or viable. Personally, I see locally grown foods not making it beyond the boutique-food type places – Feast, Foods, et. al.

]]> By: Herb http://www.realcentralva.com/2005/09/30/green-albemarle-county/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Herb Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:05:50 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/?p=829#comment-96 I like many of the ideas but one out-of-touch idea stuck out to me. "A new emphasis on locally grown food..." Where do they think the locally grown food will be grown and who will do it? I don't see any new farms and many "farms" are really just homes with a couple of horses on them. This isn't going to change as food farming is a low pay career. I like many of the ideas but one out-of-touch idea stuck out to me.

“A new emphasis on locally grown food…”

Where do they think the locally grown food will be grown and who will do it? I don’t see any new farms and many “farms” are really just homes with a couple of horses on them. This isn’t going to change as food farming is a low pay career.

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