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IVY HILL FARM-BISHOP MEADE RD, BOYCE – Turnkey farm with magnificent views in Clarke County. Updated 5488 sq ft 3/4 BR house, 12 stalls attached to indoor arena, 135 fenced acres, outside schooling area, five acre pond, large barn/machine shed, and irrigation system. Super rideout in Blue Ridge Hunt country.

Perfect horse operation, vineyard, or organic farm. One hour to Dulles and 66 miles to DC. IvyHillFarm.estate $2,950,000 Anne McIntosh Maria Eldredge (703) 509-4499 (540) 454-3829

16182 HILLSBORO RD, PURCELLVILLE – Country Estate with every luxurious amenity! Outdoor living spaces w/inground pool & children’s delight poolhouse w/bath & kitchen. Light filled, high ceilings, top of line materials. Exquisite master suite w/balcony overlooking pool.

Spacious lower level suite w/kitchen, 2 beds, 2 BAs, outside entrance. Gated entryway. 22 beautiful acres; fenced. Whole house generator with its own propane tank. $1,900,000 Carole Taylor George Roll (703) 577-4680 (703) 606-6358

HINDON HILL-LOCKES MILL RD, BERRYVILLE – Wonderful farm in Clarke Co. Renovated 1900’s farm house, 4BR, wood floors, chair railing, fenced, water, run-in sheds, 4 stall barn, tack & fed room, hot water, machine shed w/ office (heat & AC), great views of Blue Ridge Mnts., fields for making hay. Bring your horses, super ride-out, grazing, heart of Blue Ridge Hunt country. 40 min to Dulles, 1.5 hrs to DC, 2 add’l DURs, 44 acres. $1,250,000 Anne McIntosh Maria Eldridge (703) 509-4499 (540) 454-3829

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MT PLEASANT FARM - HITE LN, STRASBURG – Mt. Pleasant, c. 1812. Beautiful Federal manor home of brick crafted on-site. Original heart pine floors, magnificent staircase & beautiful millwork. 5 BR, 5 BA, 8 FP. High ceilings, great flow for entertaining. 107 Ac. Country kitchen with FP, tenant house, bank barn, spring house. A perfect weekend retreat, year around residence, B&B. 1+ hr to DC. On National Register. $1,200,000 Carole Taylor George Roll (703) 577-4680 (703) 606-6358

RUNNYMEDE FARM - YATTON RD, ROUND HILL – Historic Runnymede Farm, c. 1777 is totally updated for today’s lifestyle. Spacious stone manor house sits on 20 beautiful acres. 4 BR, 2 FB, 3 HB. Interior stone walls, terrace. Gourmet kitchen, separate dining room with FP, tavern room with built-in wetbar, walk out to huge terrace with spa overlooking fields. Old springhouse, small barn. Entire property fenced. Very commutable, yet feels a world away. $1,170,000 Carole Taylor George Roll (703) 577-4680 (703) 606-6358

39207 JOHN MOSBY HWY, ALDIE – Historic home c.

1803 in the heart of Aldie, beautifully restored interior, private front and back porches, stunning swimming pool with exceptional outdoor entertainment center, gazebo and hot tub, exquisite professionally landscaped gardens all beautifully manicured, brick walkways, extensive patios, fencing. Detached art studio and 2 car garage. Must see! $1,099,000 Peter Pejacsevich Scott Buzzelli (540) 270-3835 (540) 454-1399

35653 MILLVILLE RD, MIDDLEBURG – LOCATION! Lovely 4BR/3.5BA home with spacious rooms on 18+ acres just minutes from Middleburg. Two-stall barn/tack with four stone/board-fenced paddocks, terrific rideout. Middleburg Hunt. Enhanced by high-speed Internet, whole house generator, extensive Invisible fencing.

Mountain views, soaring magnolias, wonderful gardens. $995,000 Walter Woodson Alex Woodson (703) 499-4961 (703) 608-1776

9572 BRIAR LN, DELAPLANE – A gem of a custom built stucco house on 11 private acres between Upperville and Rectortown. High ceilings with large windows for natural light. Three bedrooms with three and one half baths.

Extensive trim work, decorative finishes and designer fixtures throughout. Architecturally designed with vaulted ceiling in living room with fireplace. Mint condition with many recent upgrades. $915,000 Ted Eldredge (571) 233-9978

DUNVEGAN FARM-DUNVEGAN DR, UPPERVILLE – Dunvegan is a unique and rare listing, affording both privacy and convenience on 13.18 acres amongst some of the most beautiful estates in the area just east of Upperville. If you don’t have the time to care for your horses, board them at the A+ riding facility with great ride out 50 yards from Dunvegan’s front door, indoor and all. One additional building site is included in the sale. $849,000 Ted Zimmerman Carole Taylor (540) 905-5874 (703) 577-4680

23432 DOVER RD, MIDDLEBURG – Lovely, well built,

23302 DOVER RD, MIDDLEBURG – Only minutes from the town of Middleburg. Beautifully set on 3 acres with a huge back yard, fenced pool, & mature landscaping.

5 bedroom, 4 baths, large rooms, great for entertaining.

Many updates include updated kitchen, new carpeting throughout, new paint interior & exterior, updated roof, & updated floors! Basement includes kitchenette, living space, garage & laundry room. MUST SEE! GREAT LOCATION! $729,000 Peter Pejacsevich Scott Buzzelli (540) 270-3835 (540) 454-1399

24115 NEW MOUNTAIN RD, ALDIE – Bright and spacious home in the woods. Privately set on 12.5 acres just outside the charming town of Aldie. 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, beautiful four-season sunroom just off of the kitchen, lots of light throughout. Walkout main level/ basement includes a nice living space and a workshop/ garage! $499,000 Peter Pejacsevich Scott Buzzelli (540) 270-3835 (540) 454-1399

4 BR brick colonial. Newly renovated kitchen, 3 acres, slate roof, house & grounds exceptionally well maintained. Minutes from Middleburg. Swimming pool off back terrace. Paved driveway. Small 3 stall stable with 2+ acres that could be fenced for horses. $799,000 Scott Buzzelli

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Historic village prepares for 47th annual Bluemont Fair

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he sleepy Blue Ridge village of Bluemont is bustling with activity as it prepares for the 47th annual Bluemont Fair on Sept. 17-18 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days, rain or shine. Admission is still only $5 for adults and free for children under 10, with free parking available. One-way traffic and crosswalks will be enforced in the village to ensure pedestrian safety. As always, the beautifully renovated schoolhouse, grounds, and the entire village will be alive with music, crafts, activities and food.

Bluemont’s distinctive logo reflecting this year’s “Harvest Moon” theme features a largerthan-life moon with a fox and pumpkins in the foreground.

Created by Denise Kupiszewski of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, the logo will grace the Bluemont Fair’s distinctive poster, t-shirt, mug and other fair memorabilia.

Denise is a two-time winner of the poster contest. Her very popular design “The Birds of Bluemont” won in 2011 for the 42nd annual Bluemont Fair. Denise, also an accomplished potter known as The Mud Peddler, is a featured vendor in the juried crafts and will gladly sign copies of her beautiful poster design.

Always mindful of the natural beauty of the area and the need to provide good stewardship, Bluemont continues a “green” approach to the fair.

Whenever possible, recycled materials are used and easily identifiable receptacles encourage recycling of bottles and cans. Reusable shopping bags with an abbreviated rendering of the “Birds of Bluemont” logo will be avail-

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able for sale at a nominal price at various sites throughout the fair to encourage fairgoers to reduce the use of plastic bags.

An exciting new feature this year is an authentically replicated Indian Village in Stone’s Field, designed to educate children (and adults!) about Native American culture. An award from the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Artists in Education Program to Sanctuary on the Trail Inc. (as well as a generous donation from Ken and Julia Falke of Boulder Crest Retreat and additional grants and donations) provided funding for the village, a collaboration between Sanctuary on the Trail and Village Montessori School that will be open to the public during both days of the fair. Come celebrate with dance, regalia, storytelling, survival skills, living history exhibitors, trading post vendors, North American Bushcraft School, music from Dark Water Rising, and a tribute to military veterans and uniformed service members.

Purchase authentic Native American jewelry and watch these artisans create unique works of art.

Event times at the Indian Village can be found within the fair schedule at bluemontfair.org.

Requested donation for entrance to the Indian Village is $3 per person or $15 per family.

Bluemont is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge on Snickersville Turnpike (Rt. 734) about one hour west of the District of Columbia, 17 miles west of Leesburg and east of Winchester via Route 7. For more information, call 540-554-2376 or visit www.bluemontfair.org.

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A heartfelt juice shop comes to Loudoun

By Chelsea Rose Moore

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old-pressed juice is having a moment, and juice lovers can unite around Greenheart Juice Shop’s tasty drinks and raw foods. Greenheart founder Alicia Swanstrom is passionate about clean living, and her mission is to inspire others to live fully.

As a nutrient-dense alternative to traditional juicing, the cold-pressed process takes more time. Fruits and vegetables are ground slowly—with little to no heat generated from a spinning blade—allowing for higher levels of nutrients to be extracted from t he pro du c e.

Greenheart focuses on making juices that are vegetable-based, low in sugar, and “therapeutic.”

“I want people to feel invigorated from the juice,” said Swanstrom.

Wh e n s h e founded Greenheart in 2013, Swanstrom started by selling granola at her local farmer’s market in Charlottesville, Virginia. She relocated to Loudoun County to be near family and began to fill the Washington, D.C., metro area with her products.

The year 2015 was huge for her.

She made a splash in Washington, D.C.’s food world by expanding her line of cold-pressed juices and nut milks, introducing exciting new products (hello, cold-brew coffee!), and adding Diana Morales as a co-founder and co-owner.

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The biggest news came when the Greenheart team opened a pop-up shop at Georgetown’s Down Dog Yoga in March 2016.

After completing a workout, patrons can grab a juice or healthy snack from the juice bar. Visit the Greenheart pop-up Wednesday through Sunday of each week and fall in love with the juices, bright space and sweet smiles of the Greenheart team.

With the pop-up shop came expanded offerings, including chia seed puddings, salads and raw desserts. Greenheart added a charcoal lemonade, coconut milk, and both

a superfood and pure nut milk line. They’re focusing on adding medicinal herbs to their products to amp up health benefits. It doesn’t stop there—the team has a list of other products they plan to roll out over the next year. To sustain their expanding business, they’ve added Katie Marshall as a co-owner and business developer.

Although Greenheart is enjoying their success, getting there wasn’t easy.

Tragedy hit several years ago when Swanstrom’s boyfriend Doug Green was deployed in

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Afghanistan. Before leaving, he tattooed a green heart on his arm as a reminder of his relationship with Swanstrom and of the sweetness that home carried. Four months into his deployment, he was killed.

Losing Green changed Swanstrom’s life and made her realize just how short life is. She made a commitment to focus on living more fully and set out to help others do the same. She quit her job in accounting, and Greenheart was born a few

years later.

The company name has two meanings—to Swanstrom, it serves as a tribute to Green and everything he taught her through his life and death. But to consumers, it’s a representation of health and growth.

Swanstrom pursued jobs in accounting, journalism and health before settling on a career that put her in the place that had always felt like home: the kitchen. Cooking, for Swanstrom, is therapy, and

chopping vegetables is a meditation.

“What’s so magical about cooking is you start with raw ingredients, create something you pour so much love into, and in turn, it nurtures you back,” she said.

Find Greenheart at their pop-up location in Georgetown or at farmers markets in the DMV—Foggy Bottom FreshFarm, Ballston FreshFarm, USDA Farmers Market, H Street FreshFarm, Silver Spring FreshFarm, Cascades Farmers Market,

Falls Church Farmers Market, and Leesburg Farmers Market. Greenheart products can also be purchased at www.greenheartjuiceshop.com and picked up at a farmers market.

Greenheart’s granola can be ordered through From the Farmer and delivered to your home.

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Side Saddle Chase Award Ceremony and Roundtable Discussion Dr. Mary Musheno was named the 2016 Ladies Side Saddle Chase United States highpoint rider on Aug. 13 at the National Sporting Library & Museum, having participated in three races featuring side saddle divisions at Cheshire in Pennsylvania, Loudoun in Virginia and High Hope in Kentucky. Lisa Delplace, CEO of Oehme, van Sweden, presented Dr. Musheno, with the perpetual award at this special awards ceremony and roundtable event. Guests also enjoyed a tailgate-themed reception generously sponsored

by Fields of Athenry and Greenhill Winery, along with a fashion meet and greet sponsored by Middy N’ Me, a luxury equestrian retail brand, and Chasing a Fox in a Little Black Dress, a lifestyle blog dedicated to hunt and equestrian enthusiasts.

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Barbara Bennison

$1,674,000

Private estate situated on 33+ acres, with stunning views of the Loudoun County countryside.

Comprised of a main house and 3 additional detached houses, a unique opportunity for a primary residence, weekend retreat or potential commercial use.

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Historic home built in 1900 and completely updated in 2007 with a new master bedroom, new master bath, large walk-in master closet, renovated kitchen, dining area, living room and library. Must see!

Occoquan waterfront, near Clifton. Floating dock. Private 5 acres. 8300 SF, 6 bedrooms, 6 baths. 3-car attached plus 2-car detached garage with studio.

10-ft ceilings, 3 fireplaces, chef’s kitchen. Walk-out lower level.

Patio, multi-level composite deck.

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Phenomenal, like new construction in Rokeby Farm. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths (each bedroom has own bath), hardwoods, custom tile, gourmet chef’s kitchen with huge island, stone to ceiling fireplace, sunroom, keeping room, office.

Gorgeous fenced lot, decking.

Chalk Farm Hamlet located on Cobbett Lane These charming farmhouses on 1/4 to 1/3 acre lots will be surrounded by 8 acres of common open space. Model with first floor master - to be ready spring of 2017 built by CLA Homes.

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Stunning views from every corner of this beautiful 221-acre estate!

Large brick rambler with pool, hot tub, 2-car garage and extensive landscaping. 5-car detached garage, 2 barns and 2 large ponds.

Walk to Middleburg's shops and restaurants! 4-bedroom, 2.5bath townhome with 2,960 SF! Features tall ceilings, elegant moldings, oak floors, formal living and dining rooms, large kitchen, and master suite with spa bath.

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Stunning estate in Raspberry Falls with true golf course and mountain views, pool/spa, private on cul-de-sac. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, main level office, hardwoods, gourmet chef's kitchen with separate catering kitchen, finished lower level.

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Incredible opportunity in the city of Fairfax! 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2,252 SF on main and upper. Hardwoods, fireplace, carpet, appliances, kitchen and roof 3-5 years. Windows and HVAC updated. Interior painted.

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Historic “Temple Farm" c. 1720, sits on 13 acres of beautiful vistas and a winding creek. Elegantly renovated. Lovely large rooms, high ceilings, original architectural details. Amazing location between Purcellville and Middleburg.

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Middleburg Retreat. Peace, tranquility and privacy. Minutes from Middleburg. Updated and well maintained, hardwood floors, two fireplaces. Relax in screened porch, BBQ on deck, swim laps in pool, fabulous gardens.

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AIRY HOUSE OFFERS GORGEOUS HOME WITH GLORIOUS VIEWS THE PROPERTY IS SET ON 50-PLUS ACRES IN UPPERVILLE, WITH SUPERB AMENITIES

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inutes from historic Middleburg, with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the graceful and charming 5 bedroom French Country home of Waverly Farm, is set amongst nearly 40 acres of serene countryside enhanced by majestic trees, perennial gardens, rolling lawns and fenced paddocks.

This wonderful horse property also includes a 7 stall center aisle barn with office, additional 4 stall barn adjacent to a first floor apartment, additional outbuildings, an indoor arena, and tremendous ride out potential in the Orange County Hunt Territory.

The front elevation of the main residence appears to be one level, perfectly sited to blend into the countryside; while the back of the home is three levels opening out to two levels of stone porches overlooking wonderful gardens and lawn.

Designed for ease of indoor to out of door enjoyment, the outdoor room provides a covered living and dining area with fireplace and separate cooking area.

Upon entering the doorway of the foyer one notices the stucco walls, wide plank pegged flooring and exposed beams. The foyer opens to the left to the family room

FACTS FOR BUYERS ADDRESS: Old Goose Creek Road, Middleburg, Virginia LISTED AT: $3,250,000 by Peter Pejacsevich (540-270-3835) and Scott Buzzelli (540-454-1399), Middleburg Real Estate.

and gourmet kitchen. Directly in front of the foyer is the spacious and light filled living room open to the sunroom and dining room. To the right one enters into the first floor bedroom with full bath. Immediately to the right of the foyer are the main steps to the second level.

The south wing of the home begins at the kitchen, beautifully remodeled in 2001 with custom cabinets, limestone counter tops, travertine marble flooring and chef ’s appliances including a 6 burner Wolf Range with grill. The travertine floor continues through the exceptional breakfast room, which also features a spiral staircase providing a second access to the upper level. From the breakfast room, one steps down into the well appointed laundry/mud room with half bath; completing

this wing is a private office with fireplace and separate exterior entrance. Adjacent to this wing is a two car garage with second level.

Above the main section of the home, the second level offers the master bedroom and second bedroom suite. Beyond the master suite, the south wing offers an additional bedroom or laundry room, a second level sitting room and the 3rd bedroom suite.

From the kitchen/family room steps lead to the lower level with its inviting family room with fireplace and Dutch door opening out to the covered terrace.

Beyond the family room is the fifth bedroom suite.

Upon entering the gates of Waverly Farm the private driveway divides, offer-

ing a circular drive in front of the home as well as a separate drive to the barns and indoor arena. Waverly Farm is picturesque, stunning, serene and private.

Located within minutes of historic Middleburg and within easy driving distance to Dulles International Airport and Washington D.C. , Waverly Farm offers privacy and convenience.

Articles are prepared by Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent.

For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at 540-687-6059.

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Kim Nguyen, Senior Vice President of Sales for Netjets, Inc.

Stu Haack, Marketing & PR Manager for Ethel M Chocolates

Bob Parr of Morgan Stanley with wife Cristina Parr

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Third annual Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Trials offers new schedule, new jumps and even more prizes

By Katy Carter

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he Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Trials promises to be an exciting and fun-filled day of competition Oct. 2, 2016. Through the generosity of Shelby Bonnie, MFH, this event will return to the historic Salem Farm Show Grounds in Upperville, Virginia.

The competition is open to all equestrians, foxhunters and non-foxhunters alike. In addition to classes in the Grand Prix field on established, undulating turf, horses and riders will vie for honors over impeccable all-weather footing in the Grand Prix ring. This is your chance to seize the opportunity to experience competing in the phenomenal show rings and on the beautiful turf of the Upperville Colt and Horse Show.

Organizers have designed a new schedule of classes designed to reduce competitor wait times and make the day more efficient. Middleburg

Family. Dover Saddlery has sponsored gorgeous leather halters for division champions and leather lead shanks for division reserve champions. In addition, trophies will be awarded to the winners of each class.

Competitors should be prepared to save their back numbers—The Tack Box Inc. will give a 10 percent discount to each exhibitor who brings

Real Estate will once again sponsor the popular hospitality tent, stocked with food and beverage for all competitors. Embroidered championship and high-point award coolers have been generously donated by Morgan Stanley, Farm Credit of the Virginias, AHT Insurance, Tri-County Feeds, Merrill Lynch, Stoke Farm, Alcock Equine Dentistry and the Bondi

their hunter trial number into the store when they purchase an item.

A new addition to the already beautiful course of jumps is the Sheep’s Pen, sponsored by Gum Tree Farm. Used in the past at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show’s Hunt Night, the Sheep’s Pen features an operational gate that will test hilltoppers and Derby contestants in handy hunter skills.

Whether you’re preparing for the North American Field Hunter Championships, introducing a horse to competition, or just out to have an insanely fun day, the Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Trials is the perfect venue. If you are not planning to ride, come watch the action or volunteer a few hours of your day. Come support the Piedmont Fox Hounds and the hunting community.

Courtesy photo: 2016 Piedmont Fox Hounds Huntland Derby winner, Deister 1 Z, owned by Old Welbourne Farm and ridden by Haley Alcock.

Spring Glade, Middleburg, VA.

FOR LEASE 1500 SQ. FEET • PRIME RETAIL SPACE MAIN STREET, MIDDLEBURG VA

Very special and private 78.89 +/- acre estate located minutes from the village of Middleburg. Elegant French styled country residence reached by meandering drive through park-like grounds. 1st floor master wing, with sitting room, office, his/her baths & dressing rooms with custom built-in dressers.

Additional 3 BR, 3 + BA, 5 fireplaces and a series French doors leading to lovely stone-walled flagstone patios, veranda, gardens and swimming pool. Charming 3 BR, 2 BA guest house w/fireplace & garage w/apartment. Nestled in the heart of Middleburg Hunt country. Affords the utmost in privacy and magnificent lake & mountain views. $3,500,000

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Middleburg Office For Lease.

Main Street, 2nd floor, 2 rooms, 543 +/- SQ. Feet, full bath, Parking. $1200 Land: Watson Rd/ Leesburg: Two contiguous lots, 3.31 & 4.15 +/- acres. Wells installed. No HOA. $299,000 per lot.

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Cheers to the Corcorans for brewing up an innovative space

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oudoun’s landscape has changed greatly in recent years, with sprawling suburbs sprouting up through the tilled fields. Recently, a new crop has taken root: breweries. Corcoran Brewing Co. in Purcellville is one of them, and yet the family-run vineyard, cidery and brewery maintains an “Old Loudoun” feel without sacrificing innovation.

Husband and wife Jim and Lori Corcoran founded Corcoran Vineyards (formerly Waterford Winery) in 2004. For years, the winery thrived, and continues to do so.

Sensing a change in consumers’

tastes, the couple toyed with the idea of adding an on-site brewery.

Though experienced vintners, they were unfamiliar with beer production. Luckily for them, Kevin Bills, a fellow member of the congregation at St. Francis de Sales Church, possessed the know-how to take their idea to the next level.

Bills, the brewmaster and general manager of Corcoran Brewing Co., was a seasoned home-brewing veteran by the time he was approached by the Corcorans.

“I’ve always loved cooking and I love beer,” Bills said. “I was talking with a friend at a Christmas party who had started home brewing. I bought the equipment

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and ingredients and did my homework. That was 16 years ago.”

Bills taught himself to brew, bottle and keg beers. Perseverance and teamwork led to the opening of Corcoran Brewing Co. in July 2011, the first combination brewery and winery in the Commonwealth.

The endeavor was an immediate success. Nearly 1,000 guests attended the grand opening, and many stayed for the rustic ambiance well after the kegs were emptied. The fledgling nano-brewery tapped out the following weekend as well. As selling beer on site was forbidden by state law, the crafty team sold peanuts with a complimentary beer to avoid legal repercussions.

This did not dissuade curious imbibers, who flocked to the brewery, then only open on Saturdays, as demand proved too great for supply to keep up.

An expansion was necessary.

Bills and the Corcorans scouted numerous potential locations before settling on the current facility, a medical building five miles from the original location. Production increased from a half-barrel production to a 7-barrel system that allows for not only greater quantity, but quality assurance as well.

The new location was unveiled with a ribbon cutting ceremony with then-Mayor of Purcellville Bob Lazaro.

“The brewery has taken on a life of its own,” Bills said. “It’s not just part of the winery anymore.”

The increased floorspace has many advantages. The brewery is open five days a week instead of only Saturdays. Trivia nights, Irish musicians, beer-themed art classes and even yoga classes attract visitors.

“And we don’t have to worry about bothering the neighbors anymore,” Bills said.

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Shelves store personalized ceramic mugs for regulars who are part of the “Mug Club,” a loyalty program that also includes discounts, a T-shirt, and advance tastings. “The beer crowd is a good group—very mellow,” Bills said.

“They may disagree on politics, but that doesn’t matter here.”

With all of the benefits the new location affords him, Bills remains focused on brewing great, sometimes experimental, beers. The pillars of great beer remain the same.

“Quality, consistency, variety,” Bills said.

The signature and most popular beer is the LoCo I.P.A., a West Coast-style India pale ale. Although initially reluctant to brew an I.P.A., because he didn’t want Corcoran to become “the 2,500th brewery making the 3,500th I.P.A.,” Bills has warmed to the idea. He’s experimented with alcoholic root beers, a sour Gose that recently took home the bronze medal at the annual Virginia Craft Brewers Festival, and even the gluten-reduced Trail Pale Lager for celiacs.

For the fall, Bills is brewing a Padawan Pumpkin Ale, which incorporates longneck pumpkins from Great Country Farms in Bluemont. He has fun with the naming process, too, and draws inspiration from Loudoun’s history and landmarks, such as Berlin Turnpike (a lager) and Dutchman’s Creek (a Hefewizen).

Barn doors, corrugated sheets and tables made out of barrels lend an industrial farmhouse vibe to the tasting room. There’s also a peculiar popcorn machine, the type you see at an old movie theater. The red paint is reminiscent of those old Loudoun County barns where tools were put up for the day and, in 2011, Corcoran Brewing Co. began.

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“My philosophy is to adapt my knowledge, and experience, to the unique terroir I am presented with. I am a traditionalist, taking Old World techniques, and refining them for the New World Palate. To me, making wine is both a science and an art, a communion with nature, it’s a lifestyle.”

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Pamela White on Enrique Solari’s “Woodlock Scappino”

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Megan Gaydos on her own “Miss Congeniality”

Miranda Scott on her own “Quick Latinus”

Fie Ottosen on her own “Chicago”

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Kama Godek on Kehoe Enterprises’ “D.A. Vittoria”

Miranda Scott on Melanie Roy’s “Montoya”

Grant Chungo on his own “Ballinure”

Amber Hodyka on Ross Salter and Jocelyn Cole’s “Captain Thunderpants”

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THE NEW TASTEMAKERS OF MIDDLEBURG AND MARSHALL

By Trevor Baratko

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t’s not so much farm to table anymore.

These days, it’s farm to town.

This is Neal Wavra’s mindset as we

your homestead, and you produced and

On the menu, there are dishes such as

brought to Main Street,” Wavra said. “Main

sorghum berr y risotto with king trumpet

Street served a function for the fields and

mushrooms, hearth-roasted vegetables and

sit in the lounge of Field & Main, the dash-

the fields served a function for Main Street.

goat cheese; grilled quail with Red Island

ing new restaurant in Marshall that he and

This whole restaurant is about community.”

field pea stew, sorghum glaze and greens;

Wavra isn’t just talk. His elegant and in-

raviolo with braised pork, hickor y vinai-

Located on West Main Street in the town

viting eater y, which stars Executive Chef

grette and Whiffle Tree Farm soft egg; and

of 1,500, Field & Main harkens back to the

Anthony Nelson in the kitchen, sources

family-style roasts of black angus steak,

days when Main Street was unmatched in its

from nearby farms including Martin’s in

racks of lamb and an ember-roasted fish

cultural and community relevance.

The Plains, Heritage Hollow Farms in Sper-

of the day.

his wife Star opened this month.

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“In this small town on Main Street in

r yville and Over the Grass Farm in The

For t he d ay t i me hou rs , t he Wav r as

the olden days, all of the roads really went

Plains. Their pork comes from pigs raised by

op ened a Chicago-sty le s andwich shop

from the field into Main Street. Because

students at Middleburg Montessori School;

next door, Riccordino’s, which will use the

in the fields is where you worked, you had

their oysters from Rappahannock.

same local fare.

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“The front and back of the animal goes to the sandwich shop, while the middle is used at Field & Main,” Wavra says. “I’m not saying we’re taking over a whole farm’s production at this point, but with Riccordino’s, we very well could. That’s something that’s a little jewel we have. If we’re going to take beef to the menu, it’s, ‘How do we use the whole damn thing?’”

As for Field & Main’s wine list, the byt he-g l ass of fer ings are st r ic t ly Virg in ia, including house wines crafted by Early

ate. They carry with them several goals: endeavoring to support the local farmer while promoting agriculture, a healthier lifestyle and, in so doing, reviving their community’s savory history.

Up the road in Middleburg, there’s Elaine Boland, owner of Fields of Athenry Farm and the newly unveiled Side Saddle Cafe, which serves products from the Bolands’ Snickersville Turnpike farm, less than 10 miles away.

(In addition to its Loudoun County operation, Fields of Athenry oversees livestock from farms in Maryland and Pennsylvania.)

Located in the historic former Fox’s Den Tavern space—on Middleburg’s “Main St re e t ,” Wa s h i n g t on St re e t — S i d e S a d dle sells fresh, delectable cuts of meat, pork and more on the retail side, and onsite sandwiches and small plates in the cute, cozy cafe.

Speaking with Boland, you quickly realize she’s down to talk for hours about the health benefits of eating local. Her family’s venture has been a trying one, beginning more than a decade ago, when one of her five daughters, Bernadette, found herself debilitated with Cushing’s disease as a child. After puzzled look after puzzled look from doctors, the mother followed her intuition and transformed her farm livestock into grass-fed.

Mountain Vineyards—the Madison winery owned by Steve and Jean Case—exclusively for the eatery.

Wavra and conscientious restauranteurs like him are sprouting up all over the region, delivering hyper-local poultry, pork, beef, wine and more to the plate and pal-

“Ever yone in our family had asthma allergies. When we started transitioning to grass-fed beef, in six months, our family was completely off all asthma allergy medicine.

That tells me something,” Boland says at the bar of her cafe, which she describes as her “dream location.”

“This whole restaurant is about community.”

- Neal Wavra

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Boland shares her philosophy in a short essay on Fields of Athenry’s website.

“Our farm and home motto is now : ‘If it doesn’t rot—don’t eat it,’” Boland notes.

“Think about it. Do a pantry raid. If it is meant to sit weeks or months on end on a shelf in the grocery store, it is going to sit in our guts, too, and wreak havoc on our bodies to boot.”

While Side Saddle and Field & Main are two of the newest bistros on the clean, local scene, there are those that came before them, spots like Middleburg’s Goodstone Inn, led by Executive Chef John Leonard, Hunter’s Head Tavern in Upper ville and Harrimans Virginia Piedmont Grill at Salamander Resort, helmed by Chef de Cuisine Chris Edwards. All the eateries offer toothsome dishes, mindful of the local farmer’s integral role in their community.

These modern chefs recognize the local-first mentality of millennials and socially conscious consumers. For them, cuisine is about experience. It’s about memories. “ Those experiences that I remember most about my travels around the world are of places—you eat that place,” Wavra reflects. “You think about that place and say, ‘I ate that there because that’s what was there and that what’s good about there.’ It’s what’s good about that place.”

OPPOSITE, Clockwise from top left: Bernadette Boland (photo by Eryn Gable); soup at Field & Main (photo by Trevor Baratko); barstool at Side Saddle Cafe (photo by Eryn Gable); fresh meat at the Side Saddle Cafe (photo by Eryn Gable).

THIS PAGE, left to right: Fresh meat at Field & Main (photo by Ryan Haury); the bar at Field & Main (photo by Ryan Haury).

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SHEDDING FEARS WITH MARSHALL’S SEAN BURCH

By Trevor Baratko

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ean Burch believes fear plays too great a role in our lives. If you let it creep into your psyche, you’ll never be the best version of yourself, he says.

Burch is afraid of heights. Or, I suppose, Burch was afraid of heights.

He says he’s still afraid, but I refuse to accept that someone who holds seven world records for climbing mountains across six countries is fearful of heights.

“You have to face these fears and you’ll find out what you’re capable of,” Burch, a Marshall resident, told Middleburg Life. “With these expeditions, I try to learn more about myself and what I’m capable of doing.

Then I bring that back and spread the word. How far can I safely push myself? If you stay complacent and stay average, you’ll always be sub-par.

You’ll never reach your potential.”

Tagged “one of the world’s top extreme adventurers” by the National Geographic Society — he also won Nat Geo’s “Ultimate Survival Alaska” — Burch is training for his eighth climbing world record, this one in the Himalayas, where he has summited before. He’s busy courting sponsors for the expedition.

The Northern Virginia native

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said he always wanted to locate to the calm serenity of Virginia’s Piedmont, which he finally did several months ago.

“I love this area. My big first date

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was at the Red Fox Inn in Middleburg when I was about 16 years old.

It’s always been dear to me.”

A history nut, Burch says Old Dominion is the perfect fit. Yet, as

one might suspect, he’s not always around — he’s off climbing mountains on one of the five continents where he holds world records.

Or he’s running marathons in Russia, the scene of one of his best stories.

“There were these Russians there with guns, and they’re supposed to be protecting you,” he recalls. “But they’re all so drunk off these five-gallon jugs of cognac. One of them wanted to arm-wrestle everyone who came in after the race.”

Burch went on to note that intoxicated Russian ended up bloodying the nose of a photographer.

In addition to extreme adventuring, Burch works as a personal development and leadership expert, a documentarian and photojournalist. He was awarded U.S. Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal for his exposure and promotion of the country’s tourism efforts and living conditions.

So, what is it that drives Burch to these foreign lands, to take routes that have never before been trotted on?

“You don’t know what to expect when you get to these regions. That’s the beautiful thing.”

Courtesy photos: Sean Burch

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anley and Mary Johnson hosted a supper party at their exquisite estate in Upperville, Holman Hall, for sponsors of the 6th annual Polo Classic as well as supporters of the National Sporting Library & Museum. Manley Johnson has

been Chairman of the NSLM for 11 years, and in the past he served as Chairman of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show. As a Life Member and major supporter of the Great Meadow Foundation and a principal donor to the recent FEI Nations

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MIDDLEBURG CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS

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Where Classical Meets Traditional Folk Music from Northern Mexico

Acclaimed Musicians from Monterrey, Mexico Also Featuring: Dr. Alan Saucedo, Cello & Cynthia Saucedo, Violin

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The Leesburg Garden Club invites you to spend a day with Holly Heider Chapple

You do not need to be a professional floral designer or garden club member to participate.

This unique and very affordable opportunity is open to anyone who loves flowers. Girl friends’ day out, couples enjoying a together day, brides looking for ideas, everyone is invited.

Holly’s presentation will include making a garland, and you will be invited to join in.

She will demonstrate building a large urn arrangement using her “no oasis” technique and work with larger groups to create a seasonal arrangement in a compote. There are other arranging techniques and surprises in store!

The event is held in the beautifully restored bank barn at Riverside on the Potomac in Leesburg, an ideal event location. It serves as a fitting backdrop to Holly’s imaginative and trend-setting design work.

To start your day, Savoir Fare Ltd. will provide coffee and sweets from their food truck.

Vendors selling unique floral and garden items will be available during breaks. There will be raffles and door prizes! The breakfast and a scrumptious box lunch by Savoir Fare is included in the registration fee.

What a great day this will

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be! But don’t stop there. Make it your first day of a great getaway. Spend Wednesday with Holly. Keep right on going to Thursday and create your own adventure in Loudoun County.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Leesburg Garden Club beautification projects in Leesburg and Loudoun County. Projects include expansion of the award-winning Native Tree Walk, a collaborative effort between the Leesburg

What: A Day with Holly Heider Chapple–A floral design symposium

Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 • 9am–4pm

The Leesburg Garden Club invites you to spend a special day with award-winning floral designer Holly Heider Chapple. Known the world over, Holly will have you up to your elbows in beautiful flowers and lead you through the basics of show stopping floral design.

$150.

Includes morning Coffee and Sweets and Scrumptious Box Lunch by Savoir Fare, Ltd. Vendors available during breaks. Held at Riverside on the Potomac, Leesburg, VA.

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he Leesburg Garden Club invites you to spend a special day with award-winning floral designer Holly Heider Chapple. Known in the pages of Martha Stewart Weddings and the world over, Holly will have you up to your elbows in beautiful flowers and lead you through the basics of show-stopping floral design.

Proceeds from this event are used toward the mission of the Leesburg Garden Club “...to promote active interest in gardening and to assist in the protection and development of the natural beauties of the State”.

For more info and to reserve your space, go to LeesburgGardenClub.org

When: Wednesday, September 21, 9am-4pm Where: Riverside on the Potomac, 44337 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg, VA 20176 For More Info: Suzi Worsham, 703-669-3961, swworsham@aol.com

Garden Club and the Town of Leesburg, scholarships for graduating seniors and Nature Camp participants as well support of the gardens at Oatlands Plantation and the George C. Marshall house.

The Leesburg Garden Club is grateful to Holly for providing this exceptional opportunity at a discounted price. The fee is $150 until Tuesday, Sept.

6. After that date, it is $175 if space is available. See link on LeesburgGardenClub.org website for online registration or download printable registration form from the website and mail with check to the address on the form.

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Three Year Anniversary Celebration Both Salamander Resort & Spa and Greenhill Winery & Vineyards celebrated their three year anniversary on August 29 in the resort’s beautifully cozy living room. A toast of Greenhill’s

sparkling Blanc de Blancs accompanied a stunning cake from pastry chef Jason Reaves. Founder & CEO, Sheila Johnson, thanked the community for their support and provided an update on how the

Salamander brand is growing, with the exciting announcement of plans for a New Orleans location.

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Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

Restored 3 bedroom 1830's farmhouse on 65 acres • Multiple porches & fireplaces, lots of charm • Lovely pool, shared pond, 4 stall barn, workshop • Expansive mountain views, rolling open pasture & fully fenced elevated land • Gorgeous setting in the protected valley between Middleburg and The Plains • Conservation easement permits 2 more homes to complete the compound

Classic Middleburg colonial, completely redone in 2009 • 5 BR • 4 full BA, 2 half BA • 2 FP • Gourmet kitchen • Top of the line finishes throughout • 2-car attached garage • Beautifully landscaped • Sweeping unobstructed mountain views • 21.08 gently rolling acres • Fenced & cross fenced • Great barn, multiple run in sheds & riding/jumping paddocks

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Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10-foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 BR/3 BA, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one BR/BA apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt

Prime Middleburg location • House completely redone in 2004 • Hill top setting with panoramic mountain views • 3 BR • 3.5 BA • Main level master suite • Pine floors • Beautiful millwork • 3 FP • Attached 2-car garage • Beautiful windows • Gracious room sizes • 4-stall barn • Riding ring • In-ground pool • Lovely gardens • 31.05 acres recorded in 3 parcels

Beautiful stone home on wonderful street in the heart of historic Leesburg • Completely renovated in 2011 • 5 bedrooms • 4 full and 2 half baths • 3 fireplaces • Screened porch • 2 car detached garage with apartment • Gourmet kitchen • Grand room sizes • Wood floors and detail throughout • Beautifully landscaped

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He’s a poet with a pencil, one house at a time

By Kerry Dale

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key Turner doesn’t have a business card, and if he did, he doesn’t know what he would put on it other than his name. “Some people have called me a house artist,” he said, “and that sounds about right.”

The Middleburg resident is not a formally trained architect, yet he designs and oversees the building of and renovations for some of the finest houses in the area. His style is distinctive, clean and traditional, taking any house and transforming it into what might have been.

Additions and homes that seem to have grown organically over time, always both elegant and historic, are his specialty.

The New York-born, self-taught house wizard’s first fascination with architecture took hold when he lived in Philadelphia in his early 20s. “I fell in love with old houses,” he said, “and decided that I wanted to find one to renovate in Virginia.”

That led the college-trained painter/sculptor to Hot Springs, Virginia, where he picked up his first project.

“I wanted to live in Charlottesville, but I couldn’t afford anything there,” said Turner, adding that he remembers thinking, “Now what do I do?”

Indeed.

His very first house, The Pillars, was a grand 1890s Greek Revival “summer villa,” which more resembled a mansion than a cottage.

Young Turner dove into the project and began the total renovation of the approximately 6,000-square-foot estate that took him three years to complete. He then sold The Pillars

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so he could begin the next in a long line of restorations.

His second house was Broadlawn, an 1850s Episcopal church in nearby Warm Springs that he converted into a house for the Richmond diocese.

A visit to the Middleburg area at the invitation of the late Sis Worrall, an iconic social and business leader in the community, led him to the hunt country in the 1980s.

“Sis invited me to ride in the Christmas parade,” he said. “I was the last one left after the parade when a Washington Post reporter showed up. He photographed and interviewed me about my opinions about fox hunting, which I knew nothing about. I had borrowed the hunt clothes and the horse, and there I was in the Washington Post.”

Middleburg felt like the right place for Turner to continue his restoration of old houses. He loved the area and there was an abundance of properties to work on.

Over the last 30 years, Turner guessed that he’s renovated three properties (seven houses) for himself and 35-40 houses for family and clients. The Middleburg countryside is speckled with houses Turner has transformed, very often finding their beginnings with a drawing on a napkin.

“We’ve done many jobs for Okey with the project sketched out on a napkin,” said Brad Brown, a partner in Maidstone Construction.

“He used to do sketches so good you could frame them. His pencil work is amazing, but now it’s mostly napkins.”

“Okey has made so many bad places nice,” says John Coles, a prominent Middleburg real estate agent

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and Turner’s long-time friend and colleague. “I used to take photos of ugly houses and send them to Okey and he would do a drawing to show a client what was possible. I cut my teeth in real estate with those drawings and Okey’s vision.

“Whenever a house that Okey has worked on comes on the market, it sells faster than most and at a great price. He’s so talented.”

Turner’s career began with the desire to bring a home back to its glory, but he only had to please himself with his early projects. “My best client is myself,” Turner said. “But I love working for other people, too.”

Turner said his greatest experience with any client was when he worked for the late Bunny Mellon.

“She was amazing,” he said. “No one knows about her because she was so private. All this design stuff

you see in magazines, she did in the 1950s. She did it all first. She took Pilates with [Joseph Pilates], had therapy with Jung. Her dress designer was Givenchy and her favorite artist was Mark Rothko. She was a true visionary.”

In the design of his projects, Turner tends to take a poetic approach. “Architecture is like a language,” he said. “It has grammatical rules you can study and learn, but you need to adapt and take poetic license. I see the potential in places and I go from there.”

Clearly, Okey Turner, like Bunny Mellon, is also a visionary of sorts, beautifying this area one house at a time.

Photo by Kerry Dale: Okey Turner

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Middleburg Concert Series features Monterrey in Middleburg

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he audience at the Sunday, Sept. 11 performance of the Middleburg Concert Series will enjoy music with a Latin theme at its Monterrey in Middleburg concert. The guest artists will be Esencias, the unique and popular group of classically trained musicians from Monterrey, Mexico, who incorporate traditional folk music from Northern Mexico into their repertoire. Also featured will be performances by Musicians in Residence Dr. Alan Saucedo on the cello and Cynthia Saucedo on the violin.

The members of Esencias are graduates of the prestigious Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza. They are popular not only in Mexico but have appeared in many international festivals in Italy, Croatia, Spain, Portugal and the United States. Dr. Saucedo describes their Latin selections as unique to the culture of

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located at the corner of Washington and Pendleton Streets. Immediately following the concert, members of the audience are invited to a reception to meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments provided by Casa Tequila Bar and Grill, a new Mexican restaurant in Purcellville that has become very popular with area resi-

dents. Admission to both the concert and reception is free. Donations are requested. The goal of the Middleburg Concert Series is to provide virtuoso performances to residents and visitors to the Middleburg area without the need to travel long distances.

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Before long, Motion left school and began working for steeplechase trainer Jack O’Donoghue as a “lad” in his racing “yard,” including a former show jumping mare named Nickel Coin. For three years, Motion worked the mare over fences and galloped to keep her fit, often hunting her.

Hacking out near the North Downs of Dover to Epsom Downs for a workout was a regular event.

Motion cleaned up after her and groomed, bathed and cared for her every need along with two other horses in the yard.

Motion, who owns the Middleburg Tack Exchange, explained that in England, when working in a racing stable, “you do your three.”

That meant being responsible for three horses—grooming, tacking,

mucking, riding, bathing, wrapping, feeding, hand-walking— whatever needed to be done.

Nickel Coin proved to be a phenomenal jumper, but not terribly fast by racing standards.

Still, in 1951, after winning many qualifying steeplechases, Nickel Coin and Jo Wells traveled to Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool to face their ultimate challenge, the Grand National.

Young Jo rode Nickel Coin to stretch her legs around the Aintree grounds and looked at the foreboding obstacles, some with a 5-foot hedge that was 3 feet wide with a 5-foot ditch in front. She called her mother and said she was having second thoughts about the race.

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Jo gathered up her grooming kit, halter and supplies and ventured out after the horse, but stopped when she heard a call that the mare was up and

Middleburg in the 1950s after the Grand National, working for the Adams family as an assistant trainer at Belmont Park. The jumper string traveled south and Motion went with them. She stayed at the Red Fox Inn and dined across the street at what used to be the Pharmacy, because it had a lunch counter with reasonably priced food.

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running and didn’t fall after all.

Nickel Coin jumped flawlessly while others tumbled around her. Loose horses galloped alongside until they realized that jumping was indeed optional without a jockey. After the first revolution of the course was complete, the field narrowed to four. Nickel Coin and jockey John Bullock managed to safely navigate the remainder of the course and win the race.

Jo met them and escorted the horse to winner’s circle to celebrate the victory and assess the condition of the horse.

Jo resists comparisons to “National Velvet,” the 1944 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney depicting a horse-crazy teenage girl winning the Grand National.

“It is a delightful story but complete fiction,” she said. But her story is not.

When asked about being a female in the “yard” or “on the backside,” she insisted she was treated equally and paid the same as the other “lads.”

“While there were few girls working in racing stables in those days ,” Motion said, “the work was equal and so was the pay. I never had any difficulty working in a man’s world.”

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Later, they returned to the United States. and settled in Middleburg for good in 1986.

Jo Motion is the matriarch of an equestrian dynasty. Her husband served as bloodstock agent for many fine thoroughbreds and their son Andrew continues in that tradition right here in Middleburg. At Andrew’s first appearance in the Saratoga yearling sale last month, he sold a filly for $285,000.

Andrew’s daughter, Mary, is pursuing a career in racing.

Andrew’s older brother, highly regarded thoroughbred trainer Graham Motion, has won many major races, including the Kentucky Derby, several Breeders’ Cup events and the Dubai World Cup. And the Motions’ granddaughter, Lillibet, competes in show jumping.

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LIFE IN THE COUNTRY Sustainable practices that harmonize with landscapes & inspire construction

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f you are planning to construct a new house or building, or renovate or add on to an existing one, study the environmental and economic benefits of Green Building.

Think high performance as well as design. Look to LEED certification guidelines to save on maintenance costs.

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• Recycle old buildings and building materials.

• Plant plenty of trees and shrubs to provide shade and carbon reduction to balance air and water quality and prevent erosion.

• Plan your plantings. Deciduous trees planted at a southern exposure will provide summer shade and winter interest. Trees planted at a western exposure will create a wind break.

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and keep it in scale with the surrounding landscape.

• Choose indigenous building materials and styles to reflect the history and traditions of the region.

• Keep the scale of buildings and the “built environment” in proportion with the property, trees, landscape and farm buildings.

• Engage the services of a professional who is well versed in the local architectural vernacular, the English style of siting a house or barn, and familiar with green building practices. It will save you in many ways.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY • Bid geothermal, solar and solar hot water from local contractors. Site for efficiency and conserve with timers. Conserve energy use to reduce the need for coal fired power plants and improve air quality. This can save our landscape from mega-power towers and assure safer air quality.

• Use the best and greenest insulation.

• Choose reflective and high quality windows to save on HVAC (Heat Vent Air Conditioning).

• Keep square footage to a comfortable minimum.

REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE • Reduce or eliminate the use of toxic cleaning supplies.

• Recycle water from the roof into rain barrels or cisterns for watering plants and washing cars; recycle yard debris and coffee grounds to build a rich source of garden soil from compost.

• Recreate habitat by making brush piles with tree trimmings.

• Recycle. Give everything you use a second life or third.

MINIMIZE OUTDOOR LIGHTING The night sky is a special attraction in the country. Lights confuse plants and animals that live by a nocturnal schedule or navigate in the dark.

• Direct light toward ground, shielding unnecessary “up” lighting.

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• Refrain from over lighting, especially at entrances to driveways, houses and barns.

PLAN DRIVEWAYS AND ENTRANCES: BLEND WITH THE NEIGHBORING LANDSCAPE AND RURAL CHARACTER • Resist imposing security gates seen at gated communities and apply your country vision.

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• An attractive and beneficial practice along driveways is to mow one neat swath next to the edge, leaving the rest longer or wilder. This provides a graceful variety of texture and visual interest.

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Toby did not graduate with our class. Despite showing promise and talent as a writer, he was expelled at the beginning of our senior year for failing his re-examination to remedy a failure of a science class from the previous spring.

During the next year, he lived with his mother in Washington, D.C., where he worked, partied and earned a high school equivalency certificate. In 1964, he enlisted in the Army and served for four years, including time as an officer in Vietnam. His account of his months there, “In Pharaoh’s Army” (1994), is considered one of the most moving descriptions of the war.

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another memoir, “This Boy’s Life,” about his tumultuous and itinerant childhood years between 10 and 18. Some critics have compared it to “Huckleberry Finn” or “Catcher in the Rye,” except “This Boy’s Life” was not fiction.

As an educator for nearly 50 years, I’ve always been interested in and have sought to understand the conditions and influences that help a child become a psychologically healthy, self-educating and motivated adult. After all, isn’t this the fundamental task and long-term goal of parents and schools?

Using the lens of my experiences as an educator and a parent, I’d like to explore some of the clues in “This Boy’s Life” that were predictors that Tobias Wolff would ultimately become a caring husband and father, an involved citizen of his community, a loyal friend, an outstanding teacher and an off-the-chart success professionally. The head of Stanford University’s graduate creative writing program, Wolff is the recipient of multiple awards for his work. David Sedaris even called him America’s greatest living short story writer.

So what were the portents that suggested Toby would succeed?

While there are many, three were primary: 1) His belief in and vision for himself at age 15. Despite his undistinguished academic record at a public school in Concrete, Washington, his representation of himself in his application materials to Hill School described a very different boy. He wrote: “I felt full of things that had to be said, full of stifled truth. That was what I thought I was writing—the truth. It was a truth known only to me, but I believed in it more than I believed in the facts arrayed against it. I believed I was a straight A student, an Eagle Scout, … a powerful swimmer … a boy of integrity.”

2) The love, acceptance and encouragement of his mother, Rosemary, and older brother Geoffrey, who is also an accomplished writer. Geoffrey helped stimulate Toby’s boyhood love of books and writing and advised Toby to apply to an Eastern boarding school that would allow him to escape his abusive stepfather, as well as offer him a stimulating academic program. And his mother, despite her poor judgment in many areas, was steadfast in her love for and support of Toby. When he was expelled from Hill, Toby wrote that his mother “wanted me to know that she wasn’t mad at anything, that I had lasted longer [two years at Hill] than she ever thought I would.”

3) His passion for reading and writing, which was recognized and encouraged by an important adult mentor at Hill. That teacher, he wrote, “saw that I loved books but had no way of talking about them beyond what I’d begun to learn from my brother [Geoffrey]. This man befriended me … tutored me, cast me in some of the plays he directed.”

Angela Duckworth, in her book “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” makes the case that grit (not test scores or conventional academic achievement markers) is the best predictor of long-term success. Suffice to say, Tobias Wolff exhibited the highest level of “grit” in his adolescence.

In addition to recommending “This Boy’s Life” and “Grit” for careful reading, my own lifetime experience insists that virtually every child has the potential to become a highly functioning adult. Most importantly, parents and teachers need to have faith that children carry the seeds of success within them.

Their task is to provide the love, structure, latitude and patience that all children deserve.

Tom Northrup was the long-time head of school at Middleburg’s Hill School.

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The Russian Grand Ballet brings the classic ballet to life with Russia’s brightest ballet stars performing the full-length production. Tickets are available now and can be purchased through HyltonCenter.org, by phone at 888.945.2468, or in person at the Hylton Center Box Office.

The Russian Grand Ballet has established a reputation for talent and versatility by touring the world with both full-length traditional ballets and shorter divertissements. Its ballet master, Honored Artist of Russia Vladimir Troshchenko, is highly dedicated to the timeless tradition of classical Russian ballet.

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Swan Lake Pas de Trois for the 35-city North American tour.

“There’s a good reason why ‘Swan Lake’ is so often called the ‘ballet of all ballets’ – the combination of pure romanticism, the story about love and deception and Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet music all continue to reach new generations of audiences,” says Troshchenko. “Manassas’s growing art scene makes it the perfect location for the Russian Grand Ballet’s Swan Lake performance.

It is an incredible opportunity for both the younger and older generations to experience the arts and enjoy a ballet classic.”

“Swan Lake,” based on Russian folklore and German legend, follows a heroic young prince as he works to free the beautiful swan maiden from an evil spell.

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Six amazing ballet facts 1) A male dancer lifts over 1-1/2 tons worth of ballerinas during performances.

2) Most ballerinas wear out 2-3 pairs of pointe shoes per week.

3) One tutu costs up to $2,000 to make.

4) The same tutu requires 60-90 hours of labor and over 100 yards of ruffle.

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6) Surprisingly enough, the Russian Grand Ballet troupe has a Japanese dancer, the Honored Artist of Ukraine Akari Kawasaki.

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The funds raised went to the surgeries of several animals being taken care of by the foundation.

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Art of the Land at Arterra

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By Brian Yost

f you stop by the Arterra Wines tasting room near Delaplane, the significance of the winery’s name will seem obvious. The words “art” and “terra” have been blended to mean “art of the land.” After all, owners Jason Murray and Sandy Gray-Murray are artists. Sandy’s earth and vine-inspired artworks are exhibited in the tasting room, which doubles as her gallery. Jason’s art is on display at the tasting bar, where you can sample the Arterra wines. That seems simple enough. With regard to the wine, however, there is something slightly more nuanced taking place.

Most winegrowers will tell you that their wine is primarily an expression of what happens in the vineyard. Wine, after all, is an agricultural product.

At the same time, there is some degree of manipulation that takes place in the winery. In that regard, Jason is a self-described minimalist. Above all else, Arterra wines are an expression of the land.

In an earlier life, Jason was a state horticulturalist and worked exclusively in Northern Virginia.

This background provided him with an understanding of local terroir that few other growers possess. Site selection is important and the rocky soil of Fauquier County is perfect for viticulture. Most wineries have paid close attention to ideal site selection and even paid hefty fees for expert consultants, so Arterra is really no different in this regard.

Jason will tell you that he allows his fruit to mature as long as possible. By letting the fruit hang on the vine well into October, it is possible to elevate the Brix (sugar content) to ideal levels in a good growing year. Low Brix will force winemakers to add sugar, which is a key element of fermentation. Again, many winegrowers apply this same principle. So what is so special about Arterra?

To the best of my knowledge, Jason is the only winemaker in the Mid-Atlantic using native yeast.

As opposed to cultured yeast purchased and applied in the winery by every other winemaker in the state, native yeast is a natural product that occurs in the vineyard. Winemakers prefer the

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stronger commercial yeasts, because they ferment more quickly and produce a more consistent product. These factors are very important in larger-scale production, but they eliminate an element of risk for wineries of any size. So why use native yeast?

If properly managed, the payoff for natural fermentation can be huge. Fortunately, this is Jason’s superpower. His wines have complexity and textures that are difficult to achieve with cultured yeasts. Conventional wines have fairly linear taste profiles that move from the front to the back of the palate. The Arterra wines are also linear, but spread out across the tongue with rich flavor profiles. A description simply will not do. I suggest you experience it for yourself.

The Arterra vineyards are too young to produce fruit, so it will be another year or two before we see any true estate wines. Even then, the vines will be young, but I anticipate great things.

Jason has planted Chenin Blanc, Malbec and Petit Syrah. I have encountered just a few Malbecs regionally and I have tasted a couple that were quite good. Chenin Blanc and Petit Syrah, on the other hand, are new to the East Coast. I am keeping my fingers crossed and looking forward to something a little different.

The main event at Arterra, however, is Tannat.

If you are unfamiliar with the varietal, it is a big, bold red that is grown widely in Southern France and is the predominant varietal in Uruguay. It is cultivated throughout Virginia, but it has historically been used for blending. In the last few years, a handful of winemakers east of the Blue Ridge have championed the grape and single-varietal Tannat has appeared in several tasting rooms. There have been some stunning examples. I predict that 10 years from now Virginia will be known for this grape in much the way it is for Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot today. Jason was crafting exceptional Tannat prior to opening his own winery. So let me further predict that Arterra will be among the wineries of note leading the charge in the production of world-class Tannat.

I visited Arterra on their opening day in early 2015 and I have been frantically telling people about them ever since. I am often surprised at how few people are even aware of the winery, but it is after all a small boutique operation. It is not one of the big flashy tasting rooms with music every weekend and busses will find it difficult to navigate the narrow gravel lane that leads to the tasting room. In any case, it is really a venue for the serious wine drinker. So if you fit that profile, Arterra is just a short drive from Middleburg.

Cheers!

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9/11

NSLM Polo Classic at Great Meadow (10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.):

The National Sporting Library & Museum’s

Chapple at Riverside on

the Potomac (9 a.m.-4 p.m.): The Leesburg

10/1

Swan Lake at the Hylton Performing Arts Center:

The Russian Grand Ballet will perform

6th Annual Polo Classic fundraising event

Garden Club invites you to spend a special

Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” in Manassas.

will be held at Great Meadow in The Plains.

day with award-winning floral designer Holly

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Heider Chapple. Contact: Suzi Worsham at

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Middleburg Concert Series at Middleburg United Method-

ist Church: Enjoy music with a Latin theme at the “Monterrey in Middleburg” concert with guest art-

9/24

The Piedmont Ball at Ardarra Farm: Hosted by the Pied-

10/1-10/2

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Fair at The Hill School (10 a.m.-4 p.m.):

mont Environmental Council, the ball will be-

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middleburgconcertseries@gmail.com.

auction and dancing. Contact: Pam Covington

ers from around the country. Contact:

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dordy@dfshows.com.

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Bluemont Fair (10 a.m.-

5 p.m.): Head to Bluemont on Saturday and Sunday for old-fashioned family fun at a “green”

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A Day with Holly Heider

9/30-10/2

Fall Horse Trials at the

Morven Park Equestrian Center: This triath-

10/2

Piedmont Fox Hounds Hunter Trials at Salem Farm Show

Grounds: This is your chance to experience a

country fair featuring traditional crafts, local

lon on horseback involves three thrilling days

thrilling day of competition in Upperville. In

art and authors, music, a 10K race and more.

of dressage, cross-country and show jumping.

addition to classes in the Grand Prix field, hors-

$5 for adults, free for kids under 10. Contact:

Contact: Laura Doyle at ldoyle@morvenpark.

es and riders will vie for honors in the Grand

bluemontfair.org or (540) 554-2367.

org or (703) 777-2890 x6614.

Prix ring. Contact: (540) 592-7100.

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