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Contents 06 Fashion Marketing Students Strut Their Stuff
36 Piedmont
KRHS teacher Tracey Edwards brings new look to annual show
HOMES
BY NATHAN PULLEN
20 Home Profile
08 Connect with your Sons
A home with elegance and efficiency
Raising emotionally healthy young men
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BY MICHELLE KELLEY
24 Curb Appeal
12 Fauquier Health
Showcase your home with bright flowers on your front porch
Preventing Osteoporosis BY ROBIN EARL
BY MARY AUSTIN
14 Families 4 Fauquier
26 Do My Summer “Toys” Need Insurance?
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40 Kinloch Farms A leader in sustainability (Part 3 of Virginia Working Landscapes Series) BY KATIE FUSTER
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Fashion Marketing Students Strut Their Stuff KETTLE RUN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER TRACEY EDWARDS BRINGS NEW LOOK TO ANNUAL FASHION SHOW BY NATHAN PULLEN
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Kettle Run students walked the runway at this year’s fashion show, organized by the Fashion Marketing class. The event took place on April 5 in the cafeteria (also known as the Commons to all the students). Although the event is been an annual one, there was a new face running the show. Business/Marketing teacher Tracey Edwards took on the task of the live performance this year. “It was a lot of work and hopefully the students have an appreciation for how much time, effort and organization goes into creating a successful event,” Edwards said. “Surveying the class, they all thought it went great and were so happy to be a part of it. It's a lot of work to run around getting all of the donations, but if the kids have fun with it and appreciate the experience, it's totally worth it.” The theme, “Country by Day… City by Night,” featured Gold Cup and prom fashions and the show had some new features. For the first time, there were mannequins on the stage, and sponsor tables were set up around the catwalk so students could talk to vendors and receive discount coupons. Fashion marketing students were tasked with putting the show together. They were required to help with donations, marketing, setup, event management and dismantling everything. “The hardest part was probably the planning,” junior Eliana Castro said. “We had to come up with a theme, props, who was going to donate, and the music.” Even with all the planning, there were obstacles that popped up. “We didn't plan
on it being an 80 degree day,” Edwards said. “The models got so hot changing in and out of their outfits in small areas. Add to that the sun beaming in to make it even hotter.” Although she was overheated, Castro said her favorite part of the afternoon was the time she spent on the catwalk. “I liked being able to walk and show off the clothes that were donated,” Castro said. “I get very nervous being in front of crowds so this was a new experience, but it was fun overall.” “My favorite part was being backstage with the students and seeing them all having fun together – dancing, laughing and enjoying the experience,” Edwards said. “It was an awesome display of camaraderie with everyone helping and supporting each other in order to make it successful.” The event took place during all four lunch shifts and lunch goers were thrilled to watch. “I really enjoyed seeing all of the dresses,” freshman Abigail Spota said. Junior Hunter Martin enjoyed seeing a touch of city in the prom outfits. “Noah Goins looked so fine in the camouflage accented tuxedo,” Martin said. Two students took advantage of the spotlight to get a date to prom. Senior Dean Smith asked senior Madison Dirlam and senior Nick Fallows asked senior Anna Vancheri. “It was great to see them surprised like that,” senior Noel Abrahams said. “I’m so happy for them!” Edwards appreciates all the community support her class received. “I especially hope students realize that they live in a great community where business owners are very willing and able to help them when called upon,” Edwards said. ❖
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ociety has changed in a way that supports girls in breaking free from gender-role stereotyping. Girls finally have more power to be true to themselves. But what about boys? They still face their own different set of gender-role challenges too. Is society’s support of traditional male characteristics of being strong and tough and not showing emotions having a negative effect on our boys, much as society’s support of traditional female gender characteristics did not serve to help girls attain their full potential?
Society supports boys being raised with conventional expectations about manhood and masculinity. You know what I’m talking about— encouraging boys to pull away from their mothers earlier than girls, or telling them to “suck it up” and deal with their hurts and disappointments silently. They are not encouraged to express or acknowledge their feelings. This can be emotionally unhealthy, and not many parents may be aware of this, or know what to do to help their sons.
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Boys who do not learn to accept and express emotions may grow up to be men who have problems in adulthood with relationships and marriage. Men are just as human and just as emotional as women, but men who can’t acknowledge and express emotions may have a difficult time relating to women, who generally can. When discord develops in marriages, many times it is because the man is not able to comprehend their partner’s feelings. Emotional disconnect can also lead to depression. While girls are perceived to be more prone to depression and anxiety, boys can be affected too. The difference is in how those feelings are expressed: girls’ depression manifests covertly with sadness, crying, or other symptoms, while males usually act out their feelings and tend to get in trouble, still silently suffering with their emotional pain. Counseling can be very valuable, but difficult for men to accept. Females will seek counseling because they are hurting. Males will generally obtain counseling only when they are in trouble, a big difference. In my practice, girls far outnumber boys. While we want our boys to be self-sufficient and able to make their way in this world, we also want them to connect in healthy and appropriate ways with girls and with their own emotional selves. Can boys break out of traditional stereotypes of toughness without being called a sissy, a girl, a wimp, or worse? Yes. The question is how to go about doing this.
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Parenting Styles Parents can make a difference! Parenting style matters. The Authoritarian Parenting Style focuses on the power dynamic and the parent being in charge. Parents may get cooperation but they will not get respect, which is a key element of a healthy relationship. The Connection Parenting Style focuses on the relationship; children will cooperate because they value the relationship. When boys are raised with authentic connection, emotional validation and accountability (behavioral and emotional), they grow up to be men who are not afraid to acknowledge emotions and difficulties in their lives and relationships, and are not afraid to ask for help. The greatest human need is a deep and authentic connection with another human being. A big difference is how we go about seeking connection. Girls are encouraged to seek connection through relationships and communication. Alternatively, boys are encouraged to be less connected and be more emotionally self-sufficient. Boys need to be raised to believe it is okay and healthy for us to learn to rely on others for support, guidance and validation. It is important for males to develop emotional savvy and true confidence (not just an inflated ego) to prepare them to deal with life and relationships.
Message to Parents I know you love your boys, so by all means connect with them. Here are some ideas: •
Go ahead and play ball, fish, hike (or dance) with them. In your time together include the language of connection: I love you, I treasure our time together, I can see you’re hurting, etc.
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At the very least SHOW UP. Be there, even when they are in their rooms with the door shut. No child ever truly wants to shut out a parent; it is a last resort option. They want to feel heard and feel connected; it’s your job to help them.
I always say it’s a great time to be a girl. Let’s make it a great time to be a boy! The next frontier of change will be for the boys. ❖
Recommended Reading About the AUTHOR Michelle Kelley, LCSW is owner of Warrenton Women’s Counseling Center (aka Girls Stand Strong) located in downtown Warrenton. For more information visit www.WarrentonWomensCounselingCenter.com or call 540.316.6362
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steoporosis is a disease that weakens bones, making them porous and more susceptible to breaks. May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and the National Osteoporosis Foundation provides some sobering statistics: • Approximately 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 44 million have low bone density, placing them at increased risk. • One in two women and up to one in four men will break a bone in their lifetime due to osteoporosis. For women, the incidence is greater than that of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer combined. Although a woman’s risk of osteoporosis is greater than a man’s, men’s risk of breaking a bone due to osteoporosis is higher than being diagnosed with prostate cancer. • The risk of hip fracture is especially worrying. Twenty-four percent of hip fracture patients age 50 and over die in the year following the fracture. Six months after a hip fracture, only 15 percent of patients can walk across a room unaided. Every year, of nearly 300,000 hip fracture patients, onequarter end up in nursing homes and half never regain previous function.
There is good news, however. According to Elena Dwyer, PT at Fauquier Health Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly can help slow or stop the loss of bone mass and help prevent fractures. Here are some steps to take today to prevent or slow osteoporosis in the future. Get enough calcium, magnesium and vitamin D every day. Most people know that yogurt, milk and cheese offer good sources of calcium, but so do leafy green vegetables like broccoli and kale, almonds, rhubarb, canned salmon or sardines, and figs. Foods high in magnesium include fish, leafy greens, and even dark chocolate. Vitamin D is not as easy to get in your diet, but your body makes vitamin D when you get sunshine on your skin— just another good reason to venture outside and enjoy the spring weather. Take a calcium, magnesium or vitamin D supplement if you are deficient, but don’t take more than you need. Talk to your doctor about the proper dosage for you. Strengthen your bones with weightbearing exercises. You don’t need heavy weights or fancy equipment. Body weight exercises are great for preventing bone density loss. Start slow and when you are ready, you can start to make exercises more challenging with dumbbells or resistance bands. Walking is the best
exercise of all. Dwyer said, “Even if you can’t do anything else, you can walk.” For those who weigh less than 125 pounds, she also suggested a weighted vest to wear while walking. Stop smoking and limit your alcohol intake. Smoking and drinking alcohol are risk factors for osteoporosis—just one more reason to give these up. Talk to your doctor to see if it’s time for a bone density test. Screenings (a bone density test of the hip and spine using a central DXA machine) recommended for women over 65 and men over 70, if they have no other risk factors. Your doctor can determine whether you should be screened earlier. Improve your balance to prevent falls. Exercises that strengthen your core muscles can help your balance. Take a tai chi or yoga class, or ask your doctor about balance exercises you can do at home. For patients diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, Dwyer is certified in The Meeks Method, a comprehensive program designed to prevent, arrest and/or reverse the common patterns of postural change as people age. If you feel this would benefit you, your physician can provide a physical therapy referral; contact Fauquier Health PM&R at 540-316-2680 to schedule an appointment. ❖
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2ND ANNUAL RED NOSE ICE CREAM SOCIAL Tuesday, May 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Please join us for fun and laughter at the Annual Red Nose Ice Cream Social. This event will be held at the Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility/Fun For All Playground veranda. Entertainment, crafts and ice cream will be offered. Wear a red t-shirt, and don’t forget to register on our website to receive your famous red nose. Italian Ice will also be available for those with dairy allergies.
FIESTA FAUQUIER Saturday, May 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Families4Fauquier will be attending FIESTA Fauquier to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Music, crafts and dancing will be available for all to enjoy. This event is free to the community hand is hosted by the Fauquier County Parks and Recreation at the Northern Fauquier Community Park in Marshall.
BICYCLE RODEO Sunday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m.
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Families4Fauquier will be participating in Give Local Piedmont, hosted by Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. Give Local Piedmont is a community’s one-day, online giving event to inspire people to give generously to nonprofit organizations that are making our region stronger, creating a thriving community for all. Individuals can make online donations starting at just $10. Donors have the opportunity to schedule their donations up to one week ahead beginning April 25th. On May 2, please consider making a donation to your favorite nonprofit organizations. givelocalpiedmont.org
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ven if you’ve never been on the wrong side of the law, you probably know those Miranda rights well enough to know that a courtappointed attorney will defend you, free of charge, in a criminal case. But what if you need legal aid in a civil matter? What if a creditor is harassing you at your workplace? What if your “ex” challenges you for custody of your children? What if you need a civil protective order to shield you from an abusive spouse? What then? It might surprise you to learn that in this country, there is no right to a court-appointed attorney in civil justice cases. Because of this, no public funding exists to pay for public defenders for those who cannot afford their own representation. “When you’re not represented, you are at a really big disadvantage,” says Ann H. Kloeckner, executive director of Legal Aid Works. “You could have the law on your side, you could have the facts on your side, and you could still get chewed up and spit out by the civil justice system simply because you don’t understand how to introduce a document into evidence, how to subpoena a witness, or how to cross-examine somebody.” This is where Legal Aid Works, or LAW, comes in. LAW
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is a private nonprofit that exists “simply because it bugs us when people are treated differently simply because they’re poor. That’s not fair, it’s not right, and it’s not American. So we go in to level the playing field for people who are not able to afford their own lawyer in civil legal cases.” Formerly known as Rappahannock Legal Services, LAW has been serving our area since 1980. To explain the sort of work LAW does, Kloeckner gives the hypothetical example of a woman trying to escape an abusive relationship. “In cases of domestic violence, everyone says, ‘Why doesn’t she just leave?’ Well, the first thing that she needs when she leaves is a civil protective order. That’s that ‘stay away’ order that people hear about.” It prevents offenders from coming near or contacting the protected person. These orders are civil matters, Kloeckner explains, “so the judge will not appoint her a lawyer. She’ll walk into court asking for that civil protective order, but what if the offender shows up— which he is allowed to do, to tell his side of the story—and he has a lawyer?” Kloeckner shakes her head. “The offender usually has control of more assets. So the woman in this scenario goes in not only
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Top: Ann H. Kloeckner, Esq., has been the executive director of Legal Aid Works since 2011. Bottom: Tamara X. Moore, Esq., joined Legal Aid Works in 2007 and is the managing attorney of the Culpeper branch, which serves Fauquier and four other counties. Photos courtesy of LAW
against her abuser but against her abuser’s lawyer, and she has no attorney to level that playing field. That’s not fair, and it’s scary. It makes a lot of sense in explaining why a woman wouldn’t want to leave when she knows he’s the one with the resources, and he’s the one that’s going to be getting a lawyer, and his rights will be protected in court.” LAW does not stand in the gap for victims of domestic violence alone. Kloeckner ticks off a list of other common issues LAW provides legal aid for. “We go in on custody cases,
support cases, and housing cases to help people avoid illegal evictions. We help people avoid foreclosure when their mortgage company is not following the rules, and we help people deal with creditors who are not following the rules about debt collections. We help people with their public benefits issues, making sure their Medicare or Medicaid is calculated correctly.” Tamara Moore joined LAW in 2007 and is the managing attorney of the Culpeper branch office. Her office serves five counties, including Fauquier.
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“Primarily I do family law: custody, visitation, spousal and child support, and protective orders. What I enjoy most is the educational aspect of my work,” she says. “We can go to court and get support orders, but if we can’t change behaviors, we’re just going to be back here in a month or two. If people know better, they do better. So if we can help people understand—things like, why is a judge ruling the way he’s ruling, why is your ex acting the way he’s acting, why are your kids acting the way they’re acting—they can then change their behaviors.” LAW plugs into other area organizations to help with this educational aspect. In our area, Moore says, LAW taps into the expertise of SAFE (Services to Abused Families), the Fauquier domestic violence agencies, and Michele Arft, the domestic violence resource specialist at the Fauquier sheriff’s department. “We’re lawyers,” Kloeckner says. “We’re not therapists or social workers. If people need counseling, housing, or supportive services, that’s the great caring that we can do with partners like the domestic violence shelters. We need them, they need us, and it’s a great partnership.” Jessika Morris has been working for LAW for just four months, but her work, which is new to LAW, helps the nonprofit secure justice for impoverished abused spouses. “I handle divorce cases for victims of domestic violence,” Morris says. “We had never done any divorces in-house before,” Kloeckner explains. “The only ones we could do were uncontested, simple divorces that we would ask private attorneys to help us with pro-bono. Now we can handle the divorces in-house for contested cases from our domestic violence caseload. Leading abused spouses right up to the edge of divorce, giving them protective orders and custody support, that was essential. It stabilized them for a little bit and protected them, but then that last step of a divorce that allowed them to move on was the piece that was missing. Imagine having one person dedicated to that in each of our three offices; it’s just a game-changer.” Once Morris was hired, Moore began to call back abused spouses she had worked with on civil cases. “I will have cases where the husband and wife have separated, but they’re both on the title to the home, so the husband can come and go as he pleases,” Moore says. “The wife never feels safe in the home, and law enforcement can’t keep
him out. He can come any time, day or night, take whatever he wants… this piece is huge. Domestic violence is about power and control,” Moore says. “If you can now obtain a divorce, imagine how much control you can take back of your own life.” Kloeckner agrees. “Once that legal tie is severed, that’s when you can really move on in both a legal and an emotional way. It had been so frustrating before to not have the ability to handle divorce cases.” LAW owes Morris’ position in part to SAVVI, the Sexual Assault Victim Volunteer Initiative. “It was a nonprofit started by a police officer in Warrenton who was seeing victims of sexual assault who weren’t getting services,” Kloeckner explains. “SAAVI
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became very difficult to sustain because it was a one hundred percent volunteer-driven organization, and they had to have people on call 24 hours a day. They stopped, but they had some money left over, and they donated it to us. We are using it as the required financial match to qualify for the grant [from the Victims of Crime Act] which will assist Jessika in helping more people. The money will allow us to get a bilingual paralegal to help her do her work. SAVVI was run by extraordinary people, and now their hard work is having another ripple, another butterfly wing flap.” LAW’s staff is financially supported by a patchwork of 45 different funding sources. “About 50 percent of our funding is a collection of filing fees,” Kloeckner says.
“Every time anyone in the Commonwealth of Virginia files a complaint in court, they have to pay a filing fee. A portion of that filing fee goes into a general fund that is administered by the Legal Services Corporation of Virginia, and they distribute it out to the nine different legal aid agencies in Virginia, based on poverty population.” “In addition to the funds from filing fees, local governments are another source of funding for us, and we also get some grants from foundations that we apply for. We rely heavily on individual donors, and we have a fundraiser every year called Jazz for Justice in the Fredericksburg area,” Kloeckner says. “We are so thankful to Fauquier County,” Moore says. “The attorneys are so responsive. If they know of somebody that needs legal aid, they send them our way. We get referrals from Fauquier attorneys, Michele Arft, the domestic violence agency, and social services all the time. Fauquier County is so supportive of what we do, and it goes a long, long way in helping the victims and our clients. Everybody out here is just amazing.” Even with this level of support and its mélange of funding sources, LAW has to turn away many they would love to serve. “The statistic, all over the country, is that legal aid has to turn away two out of every three eligible cases simply because of a lack of resources,” Kloeckner says. It is an unfortunate reality of working in the nonprofit sector. But if the idea of true “justice for all” stirs a fire in your belly, as it does for Kloeckner, Morris, Moore, and the rest of LAW’s staff, there are ways to support the nonprofit group. “We accept donations online, and we also have a fund at a community foundation that allows people to give gifts of land, art, stocks, and the like. Or you can call us and talk to us about other ways you can help. We know that some people have time, not money, to give to us.” Just be forewarned that your volunteer work might change not just clients’ lives, but your own; both Morris and Moore switched career paths after interning at legal aid services. Only Kloeckner concedes to having gone to law school to do exactly what she’s doing now. “I truly enjoy filling a need that wouldn’t be met if I didn’t fill it,” she says. “I can honestly say that working with underserved populations is what gets me up in the morning.” For more information on LAW visit their website legalaidworks.org. ❖
Katie Fuster lives in Warrenton with her husband and two children. Learn more about this story by visiting her web site, katiewritesaboutlove.com
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Home Profile
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Homeowner’s Insurance
Delaplane home features clean, spacious, and efficient design.
The addition of decorative pots and flowers goes a long way.
It’s time to pull out your summer “toys.” Find out if they are covered.
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A Delaplane couple enjoys the good life in a home of elegance and efficiency which provides a perfect location for their fundraising initiatives.
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f walls could talk, they would likely express their appreciation for people like Tully and Lauren Krastins, owners of a truly unique home in which beauty, utility, and ingenuity come together in a most welcoming way. Completed in 2003, the 4,800-square-foot stone and stucco house has two levels, six rooms, and 73 framed windows, each capturing a view that is redolent of a Wyeth painting. The Krastins worked with builder Calvert Clark of Warrenton and architect John Tingley of Nokesville to design a home that combined the styles of Frank Lloyd Wright and Sarah Susanka, bestselling author of The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live. “Her specialty in architecture is using the eye to deceive the concept of space. As a result, she uses texture to draw things out and to minimize the feeling of boxes and walls,” said Lauren of Susanka’s knack for designing a dwelling to perfectly suit the way its occupants live. Bookended by personalized private areas, the sleek common area holds a mammoth Wrightinspired fireplace composed of 22 tons of stone and mortar. The clean, spacious, and efficient design of the house extends to the kitchen and walk-through pantry, both of which Lauren customized to facilitate her culinary feats and alleviate the aftermath of formal meals: “It takes fifteen minutes to clean up the kitchen, even after a major dinner. That’s how fast you can clean it up. That was one of the joys of moving in.” Constructed with convenience in mind, the home also has wheelchair access, extra-wide hallways and doorways, and whole-house vacuum and air filter systems. Moreover, its many windows and soffits keep the place cool in summer and warm in winter. “The home was designed to be what we would call an ‘easy keeper,’” said Lauren. “It’s designed to be enjoyed, to be simple to keep clean and keep up. It’s just very easy living, and it all flows. Since we’ve been here, it’s just been incredibly comfortable.” With serendipity playing a role, Lauren’s contented home life was actually sparked by a sense of constraint. With a business requiring ample and fertile ground, Lauren and her late husband felt they had outgrown the land on which they were breeding Missouri Fox Trotter
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horses. “We thought of ourselves as refugees from Loudoun County,” she explained. “We had a farm up in Hamilton, and it was getting terribly crowded. Many of our friends were looking for other property, and so were we. Things came together, and we found this property, which was the right place at the right time.” Good luck, good timing, and a lot of research guided them to Delaplane and an ideal spot to relocate their farm, aptly named Arbormont (Latin for “a quiet place of trees and mountains”). Not ones to simply adapt to a spec home, the couple was intent on creating a utilitarian yet organic abode that was in harmony with their personalities and surroundings. “When we sat down with the architect, he insisted we do bubble diagrams,” Lauren continued. “That kind of diagram is where you just draw a circle of where you spend time—in the bedroom, in the kitchen, in the library, on the patio. Then you go back to this every day for about three weeks to a month, and the more hours you spend in a room, the larger you make the circle. Well, at the end of the month, what you have—and it’s really not as intuitive as you think—is a diagram of how you live your life in your home. And that’s how we came up with this home.” Now semi-retired, Lauren devotes herself to meaningful and rewarding projects that reflect her flair for business development and her love of nature. She splits her time between outreach work for Hospice Support of Fauquier County and two home-based businesses that she comanages with Tully, her husband of two years. Also
segueing into retirement, Tully remains just as busy as his wife, maintaining the grounds and making repairs as needed on the couple’s 53-acre property, which now doubles as a tree farm and horse boarding facility. “It’s a rhythm,” remarked Lauren on the rewards of farm life. “If someone likes to be an observer, this is a good place to be, because after a while you sense a different rhythm, a rhythm that engulfs you. Yes, it’s challenging and it’s hard work, but it’s also very fulfilling.”
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Adjacent to Route 66 and nestled in between three wineries, the bucolic property is the epitome of prime Virginia real estate, a huge perk that is not lost on Lauren. “I love that it’s in the middle of horse and wine country in northern Fauquier. It doesn’t get better than that,” she says. And with a 1,400-square-foot patio encircled by a panorama of pristine pasture, the residence also serves as an ideal venue for the socials the Krastins host to benefit veterans and their families. With their last event attracting over 200 people, they are primed to hold another one in the summertime and are currently working with neighboring Miracle Valley Vineyard to organize a barbeque and wine tasting fundraiser on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project and Hospice Support of Fauquier County. While charity may begin at home, the Krastins show it also begins with a home. When asked about particularly special memories attached to the house, Lauren thoughtfully noted, “the abiding laughter and joy of all the people we’ve been able to share this with. When people start driving up the driveway, there is a sense of tranquility right off the bat, even before they see the house. We felt that way as well, which is one reason we have always felt a commitment to share the house and the land, because people need that.” And upon entering this remarkable residence, visitors are reminded that a home is more than a carefully constructed edifice of stone and stucco; it is also a manifestation of our values, a catalyst for our greatest work, and a means for expressing our best selves. For the Krastins, home is indeed where the heart—and soul—is. ❖
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Place the weed fabric on the hole in the bottom of the pot. Then put about one inch of stone in the pot for drainage. Fill the container with potting soil, to a couple of inches below the pot rim. Start with the large plant. Remove from the grower’s pot and gently loosen the roots before placing it in your container. Place the large plant in the back of the pot. Now repeat for the medium and creeping plants. You will place the medium plants and the creeping plants around the sides of the large plant. Fertilize on top of the soil with the Plant-Tone fertilizer. Place some stone on top of the soil—this will help keep the soil in the pot when you water. Water your plants, and continue to water as needed. Now you are done. Stand back and admire the art you just created!
If you need help with designing your front porch colorscape, visit a local garden center or nursery, such as Lee Highway Nursery, and you can work with professionals on a flower design. For more information on Lee Highway Nursery, call them at 540-347-5640 or visit their website at leehighwaynursery.com. ❖
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Homeowners, what is covered under your home policy and what requires an additional policy?
wouldn’t think about, but it is important. If you roll one and there is damage, you could be held liable. So how is that covered? It is typically covered under your homeowner’s policy, but it is always best to check. Next, what if you have a trampoline for fun and exercise? In Virginia, typically a homeowner’s policy covers trampolines, but each company varies in its requirements regarding location and fencing that is necessary for coverage in case of an injury.
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What’s not covered under your homeowner’s policy? There are several fun “toys” not covered under a traditional home policy. ATVs, boats (motor and sailboats 26 feet and larger), jet skis, and waverunners all require a separate insurance policy. Although Virginia does not require boat insurance, it is very important to understand what is available in terms of liability insurance in case there is a boating accident of some type and someone is hurt, since your
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Other considerations for insurance coverage. Summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, whether it is using a trampoline in the backyard, renting a golf cart for fun, or enjoying your ATV. There are certain considerations you should think of in terms of insurance policies. First, ATVs may typically be covered under a policy that offers physical damage coverage. This is great in case you are out and about on your vehicle and roll or damage it in some way. Second, golf cart rentals are something many homeowners
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Some “toys” do not have motors, but instead have a roof. If you rent out a second home as a vacation rental, you need a separate, different type of policy than your homeowners. If you are renting someone else’s vacation home, you may want to consider a travel insurance policy. This will help you protect your vacation from hurricanes or other types of events that may impact your time away from home.
What to look for in an insurance company. When selecting an insurance company to work with, be sure the organization has a good, solid reputation. Research the company to see if claims are paid on a “hassle free” basis and if there is someone to talk to about your policy. Many people don’t realize that when you call the 800 number of a company with
George Mautz has been an agency owner for over eight years. He specializes in assisting families with their insurance needs, whether it is for their home, auto, life, or business. He was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and graduated from Syracuse University with a BS. He served for a little over eight years in the Marine Corps as a CH-46E pilot and worked as a commercial airline pilot. He is also actively involved in his son’s Cub Scout Pack.
just a question, a claim may be started and will attach to your policy whether or not it was even paid out. The best thing to do is seek an experienced agent. When an agent is involved, you may call them with pertinent questions without the fear of a claim being opened and without penalties of any kind. Plus, you receive the information you need to know. Remember, specialty insurance is important, so when selecting a policy, match your liability coverage with your overall assets. Think about what you stand to lose in the case of an accident in terms of financial consequences, whether it be to an object or person(s). ❖
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When and why did you decide to start your own company? During my career as a healthcare provider, I developed concerns with conventional treatments, medications, and potential toxicities as we age. There are over 200 possible conditions that can affect how we age and I started my research in nutrigenomics (the study of the effects of foods and supplements on gene expression and how they affect the human genome). This all led me to start my own company, LifeVantage.
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Please share one of the greatest moments you’ve experienced in your current profession. When I was working with a family dealing with dementia, the primary caregiver (the daughter) was trying to care for her father. She had so many mixed feelings because her father was an abusive alcoholic but she still wanted to do right by him, and I was able to help her break through her toxic emotions. I witnessed a moving transformation when her father, in a brief moment of lucidity, gave me permission to pray. I saw this man transformed before my eyes. Peace filled the room, and he returned to daughter’s home and lived two more weeks in perfect peace. I will never forget that moment.
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I have met and developed a close business relationship with leaders and business owners in my community. This has facilitated a strong base of support and referrals.
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Dreading a Visit to the Vet? How to help prepare your pet and help alleviate stress BY CHARLOTTE WAGNER
About the AUTHOR Charlotte Wagner, BSc owns and operates K9ology LLC in Warrenton where she teaches group and private training classes for pet, competition, and working dogs. She holds a Bachelors of Science with honors in Animal Management from the University of Essex with a special interest in behavior. She regularly competes with her furry family members in breed confirmation, tricks, obedience, rally, and dock diving events.
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rips to the veterinarian can be a daunting task for many pet owners. Sometimes Fido struggles to be still for a simple procedure, and other days it’s a drag just to get in the door. Cat owners also have difficulty getting their pets to travel in containers and have issues with restraint. Pets quickly form negative associations at the vet office due to their limited experiences, increased stress during exams, and lack of handling desensitization. Consider teaching these skills and exercises to ensure your pet gains confidence for future visits.
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HANDLING AND RESTRAINT DESENSITIZATION
During a vet appointment it is inevitable your pet may be restrained or held by a staff member for a portion of the visit. Most veterinary practices will not allow owners to participate in the holding process in order to ensure animals are held in an effective, safe manner while minimizing bite risk. You can practice handling and restraint at home to better prepare your pet for examination. Hug your pet with one arm under their neck and another under the abdomen and have someone feed supertasty treats. Practice holding
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targeted body parts that are often sensitive when confined, like the ears, legs, tail, and mouth. Give your pet multiple small treats when placing your hand over their muzzle and while inspecting teeth. Practice handling in short three- to fourminute intervals every day to prevent overstimulation. Soon, your pet will accept restraint and examination as part of their daily routine, and that skill will be handy when needed. CARRIER TRAINING
Small pets and cats are best transported to and from the veterinarian in a carrier. This
ensures other animals will not have access to them, and will keep your pet from escaping. Cats especially learn the presence of the crate indicates a vet visit and will hide or become avoidant. Teach your cat or other small pet to enjoy being in a carrier from the comforts of your home. Disassemble the top portion from the bottom section and remove the door. Start feeding regular meals near the container and gradually begin moving the food bowl inside the disassembled bottom. Once your cat has gained confidence, try putting the top on the crate and continue the process of feeding meals and treats. Lastly, add the door and start closing it for a few seconds at a time while your pet is eating. For super-hesitant animals, you may have to go slower and spend more time
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visit exam rooms without any procedures and create an introduction to the scale, practicing light restraints and handling. ADDRESSING REACTIVE BEHAVIOR
Owners with reactive dogs may want to schedule appointments first thing in the morning, later in the evening, or during low traffic periods to avoid clashing with other pets that are waiting for appointments. Keep your dog’s leash short, and practice rewarding him when he pays attention to you rather than correcting him when he gets distracted by other things in the room. Heavily reinforce the command “leave it” and ensure your dog is kept at a good distance from stress triggers to create optimal conditions for redirection and training. In cases where extreme fear or anxiety persists, consult your veterinarian for a supplemental anti-anxiety medication to temporarily calm him. MUZZLE DESENSITIZATION
Get your dog used to restraint by placing one arm under the neck and another under the abdomen. Have a helper feed lots of tasty treats to form a positive association to restraint.
practicing each step and use novel, high-value rewards. ROUTINE EXAM PROCEDURES
It is common practice for veterinary technicians to begin each appointment with a brief history and assessment of your pet. Procedures include getting your pet’s weight, taking their temperature, and consulting with you on your needs before the doctor continues the visit. During this period, pets are often placed on a scale and have their temperature taken by a rectal thermometer. Both interactions can be overwhelming and frightening if your pet is not well-trained. To minimize fear of the scale, teach your dog or cat to put their “paws up” on various objects and reward with a high-value treat. This way, when you visit the vet, all you have to do is practice the trick at the scale. For thermometer readings, practice low-stress restraints (see above) and teach your dog or cat a “stand,” and “wait” or “stay” cue. This way they will focus on receiving treats for complying to the command, rather than paying attention to the process. As soon as the procedure is over, stop feeding any rewards for a few minutes so your pet can clearly associate the positive feedback with the interaction.
CONFINEMENT FOR LONG-TERM VISITS
Does your dog follow you everywhere? Full-day visits and long-term stays can be taxing on pets. Practice safe, positive confinement to prepare your pet for periods of separation. Periodically use baby gates or crates so your pet has limited access to you. Supply a stuffed food-dispensing toy with some delicious treats to alleviate stress. This method will condition your pet to have positive feelings when alone. BUILDING CONFIDENCE
For a successful visit, consider draping carriers and kennels with a blanket or beach towel to limit your pet’s visual stimulation. Identify things that might cause stress and try to either prevent them or manage your pet’s behavior appropriately. In extreme cases where aversion to the vet exists, try to build confidence outside the vet’s building first. Bring your pet and feed him lots of high value rewards in the car, parking lot, or just outside the facility. After you notice an increase in confidence, and fewer signs of stress and avoidance behaviors, slowly make your way into the waiting area, continuing with rewards as you enter. This procedure may take multiple months to accomplish results. A visit once every one to two weeks for training and socialization will be plenty. Once your pet is happy to enter the practice, ask staff to reward your pet to help create positive associations with the employees. Next,
When animals feel trapped, threatened, or in pain, they can resort to aggressive behavior. They will try to create distance from the threat and will signal distress. Any dog, regardless of bite history or friendliness, may bite if provoked, which is why muzzle desensitization is vital for all dogs. A basket muzzle is ideal for practice as it allows you to effectively feed you dog small treats while it is worn. Begin by presenting the muzzle and rewarding your dog heavily for inspecting it. Next place a treat inside the muzzle to encourage your pet to stick their nose in. Introduce the cue “muzzle” and reward your dog for sticking their nose in, and then try feeding from the outside. Practice putting the muzzle over your dog’s head with only the neck strap on and reward. After some practice, begin putting the two together—place the neck strap over the dog’s head, then reward once you have slipped the basket part over the nose. Reward heavily to reassure the dog that this is a positive experience. Once your dog is comfortable putting the muzzle on, slowly increase the time he wears it before adding additional training into your routine. Learning to happily wear a muzzle will ensure your pet does not experience additional stress when it is needed. Regular handling, desensitization, and examination will ensure your four-legged friend is confident when going to the veterinarian. Identifying triggers and creating positive experiences significantly reduces stress and makes for a productive visit. Your dog will thank you—and your vet will too! ❖
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A Hero Among Us As Memorial Day approaches, a D-Day veteran remembers his time in battle and those who fell for our freedom BY AIMÉE O’GRADY
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“Live each day to its fullest, because once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.” At 93 years old, Vito Monteleone offers sage advice that he has taken to heart. No matter how challenging the days may seem, or how relentless the memories of the past—the wounded, the horrible injuries, the amputations he performed, and the deaths he witnessed on the front lines of World War II—Vito has lived each day to its fullest. Monteleone, a World War II Army medic, only began sharing his experiences during World War II three years ago when Tim Nosal, Commander (VFW Post 9835), encouraged him to speak at Taylor Middle School. Kelly Smith at St. John the Evangelist School then invited Monteleone and former POW, the now late John Urban, to speak to students in her third-grade class. The St. John’s students were part of a nationwide history competition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the war. After their encounter with Monteleone and Urban, their project won first place.
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Monteleone can be seen in this photo as American troops march down the Champs Elysees during the Liberation of Paris.
Monteleone was living on Long Island, New York, working as a truck driver when he turned 18 in 1942 and received his draft notice, and says, “If I wasn’t drafted, I would have enlisted. I wanted to fight.” Monteleone, who thought he was going to go overseas to drive a truck, was assigned to the Army medics. “They needed medics, they didn’t need truck drivers at the time.” After completing basic training at Camp Pickett, Fort Bragg, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he boarded the Queen Elizabeth bound for England. “We had no escort,” he recalls, “and moved in a zigzag pattern to evade German submarines.” After five and a half days they arrived in Glasgow, and
then moved on to Salisbury, England where hospital tents and Quonset huts were set up. He was there in England on D-Day when the Americans landed on the beaches of Normandy. Monteleone doesn’t hide his emotions as he tells his story. He doesn’t shield the listener from what he witnessed. Tears roll down his cheeks as he recalls his buddy, Bob, who died in his arms after stepping on a landmine. Monteleone believes the younger generations need to know what happened. Monteleone is aware that when all the World War II veterans have died, the firsthand knowledge of the war will die with them. Through the telling of his story, the phrase most often repeated was, “It was a horrible war.”
On the morning of June 6, 1944, Monteleone was stationed in England. He walked out of his hut to the distinct sound of airplanes transporting paratroopers headed for Normandy. When he looked to the sky, the sight was stunning and unforgettable. The sky was teeming with aircrafts, a swarm of planes and gliders [engineless planes which were towed by planes and released near the planned landing location] flying in unison, so tightly together there wasn’t any room for more aircrafts to join. “Even if I had had access to a glider or plane, I wouldn’t have been able to fit it up in there, they were packed so closely together.” He spoke of what the pilots faced when they arrived on
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the beaches. The Germans, who were aware of D-Day, flooded the fields where the gliders were scheduled to land. “The gliders would usually flip over when they hit the flooded field; the paratroopers and crew were in great danger of drowning. They had four clips to open to get out of their harness, if they didn’t unclip in time, they drowned.” So Monteleone remained in England and cared for the wounded when they were brought back. After eight weeks, he requested to be reassigned to combat, where he cared for injured soldiers on the front lines. Medics were just as much at risk of injury as soldiers. “We only had a small cross on our sleeve and the Germans couldn’t see it,” he says. Medics, who didn’t carry
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“Vito is one of the few World War II veterans that you can thank today”
weapons, were being shot. “We painted a red cross on our helmets to better identify ourselves.” Monteleone was assigned to the 103rd Medical Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division. He would stay with them until the end of the war. “We would look for a schoolhouse to use as an aid station, or if we couldn’t find that, we would use a bar and grill. That’s how I became hooked on cognac,” he says with a smile. With the 28th Division, Monteleone cared for the wounded at the Normandy Breakout, the Liberation of Paris, the drive into Belgium, the fighting in the Hürtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the fighting in the Rhineland, and the surrender of Germany. He offered aid to concentration camp victims. “We tried to help them in any way we could; they were so sick we could count their bones. We treated as many people as we could.” As a medic, he carried two pouches; his left pouch was filled with bandages, in the right pouch he carried morphine, needles, sulfathiazole, iodine, and tags. “I would write whatever was wrong with the victim on the tag, but for amputees. I would put iodine on their forehead. The tourniquets needed to be opened every few minutes to let the wound bleed or gangrene would set in,” he says of amputations. “There was no time to read the tags. The iodine would let the next medic know what to do.” Although it was unusual for a medic, Monteleone performed amputations when the need became great. “Amputations were very simple. Amputations were so heavy the Captain pulled me off the line and said, ‘you see that table over there? It's yours.’ When I did my first amputation, I used iodine to mark where I was going to make my incision, cut the bone, and sewed the patient up. Captain looked at my work and said ‘you're on your
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own.’ I did what I did. We did that and then went right into combat to take care of the wounded.” Amputees would often have to wait three days to reach England for treatment: the day they were wounded, one day in the field tent, and then one day for transportation to England. In the field, Monteleone worked with a team of five other soldiers. “We were like brothers. Whatever I said, they did.” One soldier in his litter squad, Robert, was shot through the muscle of one arm. “I told Robert to get to an aid station and he told me, ‘I ain’t going back there, I’m staying right here with you guys, I still have one good arm.’ And he stayed and continued working on the wounded.” The casualties at the Battle of the Bulge were very heavy on both sides. “The German medical officer came over with a white flag,” says Monteleone. “He asked for a two-hour cease fire so both sides could care for their wounded. After the two hours, the combat ensued.” While most of his experiences convey the brutality of the war, Monteleone does have some light-hearted memories
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of his time overseas. “Everyone had their Fräulein,” he says with a sly smile, “and I had two, Esther and Frieda.” Monteleone also recalls the swimming pool in the German town of Kaiserslautern. The soldiers repaired the pool for the villagers and then swam several times each week while they were stationed there. He remembers the Liberation of Paris like it was yesterday. The intense joy and relief of the Parisians was profound, and they celebrated accordingly. “After the liberation, the wine, champagne, and cognac flowed in the streets [were consumed liberally],” he recalls. The iconic moment of the American soldiers marching down the Champs Elysees was captured by a photographer and ultimately used on a commemorative 3-cent stamp 50 years after the August 29, 1944, liberation. Monteleone can be seen on the right-hand side of the first line of soldiers walking in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. He is the soldier with two arm bands. When he returned to the United States in September, 1944, Monteleone, who didn’t have the money to pursue a medical degree, returned to Long Island where he worked as a teamster and joined the union. His war days behind him, he focused on the future. He met his wife, Mahala, in 1948 on a blind date at a Corn Party at the Elmont Fire Department where he was a volunteer fireman. The two would go on to have four sons, and today have ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A bookcase in their home lined with family albums from RV trips taken over the years stands as a testament to the full life Monteleone went on to lead. “Vito is one of the few World War II veterans that you can thank today,” Mahala says, “many others have gone before him.”
Clockwise from left: Mahala and Vito on a cruise. Mahala and Vito with their great granddaughter Aria. Mahala and Vito with their son Doug Sr. and his family in Myrtle Beach. Courtesy of the Monteleone Family
After the war, Monteleone collected new stories, such as the one about Jimmy Hoffa, who he knew. “I told Jimmy ‘you listen to your father,’ and when I saw him a few years later, he told me that he was doing just that.” Like many combat soldiers, Monteleone kept his war experiences to himself, choosing to focus on the present rather than relive the past. Monteleone now believes that today’s youth need to know the truth about the war and is sharing his stories. For three years, Monteleone fought for freedoms enjoyed today in the United States; he is aware of how the world would be different if the United States had not entered the war after Pearl Harbor. He shakes his head at today’s youth being sent overseas to fight for other nations. “Where were they when we were fighting?” he asks rhetorically. Inspired by his sense of selflessness and dedication to service, his sons all became part of the brotherhood of firemen, three as volunteers and one as a career fighter. His grandson, Douglas Jr., is a volunteer fireman
in Manassas working on becoming a career fireman. “I heard enough from him to know I didn’t want to join the Army, but wanted to serve somehow,” he says of his grandfather’s influence on him. Today, Vito and Mahala live quietly in Warrenton with their son, Douglas Sr., a retired Fauquier County Sheriff, daughter-in-law Joann, and grandchildren Douglas Jr. and Jessica, a senior at Kettle Run High School. Vito enjoys woodworking in a shed behind his house. The day we met for our interview, Mahala was preparing corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day for an unknown number of guests, explaining, “I
never know who is coming with my grandchildren bringing their friends over!” The food bubbled on the stove and the kitchen door stood ajar to let in the cool earlyspring air. Vito sat at the kitchen table with his 28th Division album, assembled by the military, in front of him, as well as several other photos and documents from his wartime years. The dichotomy of the life as an old man with decades of memories and experiences behind him versus the lives of so many cut short is never far from his mind. In his heart, he carries the memories of all his fallen brothers, like Bob, who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom during World War II and changed history. ❖
Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their four children in Warrenton.
Everyone at the Piedmont Lifestyle Magazines offers their deepest appreciation to the men and women who have served in the name of freedom and for those men and women currently serving overseas.
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So much to see, so close to home A trek through time and nature, from northern Fauquier’s Sky Meadows to the historic town of Upperville to the food and wine country around Middleburg
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ant the feeling of getting away from it all with the benefits of staying close to home? This all-day rollick across northern Fauquier County and southwestern Loudoun County will do the trick! This route takes you north through the rolling green hills of the Crooked Run Valley to Sky Meadows State Park and the Federal-era village of Upperville, then east along the Mosby Trail through Middleburg into the hilly wine country where Loudoun County meets Prince William. The trip ends back in Fauquier with a visit to an old-fashioned country market. From a rural bakery breakfast to a British pub and back, it’s a gastronome’s dream married to an outdoorsman’s Blue Ridge bucket list, all in under fifty miles.
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A special day calls for a special starting point. The picture-perfect Red Truck Bakery in Marshall more than fits the bill. Opened in 2015 following the success of Red Truck’s Warrenton location, the bakery’s pastries, tarts, cakes, and jams have earned it “oohs” and “aahs” from publications like Condé Nast Traveler,
Southern Living, and O, The Oprah Magazine. The Marshall bakery, housed in the red brick building that was originally the town’s pharmacy, has an industrial farmhouse feel with retro lighting, long farm tables, and seating for up to 40 patrons. “If you need a solid breakfast before hiking, we’re your place,” says owner Brian Noyes. Ingredients from Red Truck’s breakfast menu of quiches, muffins, croissants, and pastries include pecans sourced from Rappahannock County, apples from
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Sky Meadows offers 24 miles of interconnected hiking and biking trails and breathtaking scenery. To get there, hop on I-66 west from Marshall, and take exit 23 (Delaplane), then follow US-17 North another 6.4 miles to this 1,900-acre state park in the foothills of extreme northwest Fauquier County. Be sure to bring cash for parking at the typically self-service entrance kiosk. Entrance is $5 per vehicle, except during special events. Pick up a park trail guide from the kiosk, then decide
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what you’re willing to tackle. There are options for short jaunts through rolling fields on the lower trails. A highlight is the 20-minute stroll to the ruins of Snowden Manor, a preCivil War frame house. The more adventurous might opt for something more tasking, like the steep climb to the sweeping views at Piedmont Overlook, or a longer circuit hike that takes adventurers past Turner Pond to Lost Mountain. Most hikes emanate from Sky Meadows’ main parking
lot. Just beyond this lot is the park’s historic area, which includes visitor facilities, restrooms, a gift shop, a oneand-a-half story log kitchen, and the expansive Mount Bleak House, a Federal-style mansion built in the 1840s. “Mount Bleak House tours are dependent on volunteer availability,” says Chief Ranger for Visitor Experience Kevin Bowman, but many are scheduled on weekend mornings throughout the summer. In addition, “During the Delaplane Strawberry Festival, the house will be
the Shenandoah Valley, and eggs, dairy, chicken, produce, and cheese from nearby farms. The Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern hailed Red Truck’s granola as the best in North America. Grab a bag of granola and some mason jars of Runningbyrd Iced Tea or MTO Kombucha on your way out. They’ll make for an upscale take on old-school hiking grub as you prep for your next stop, Sky Meadows State Park.
open with volunteers and staff in an open-house format from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. so that visitors can enjoy at their own pace.” Sky Meadows hosts a number of events in addition to these tours, ranging from star-gazing to cooking demonstrations to Civil War encampments. Check out their schedule at www.dcr.virginia.gov/stateparks/sky-meadows. When you have enjoyed your time here, journey ten minutes north on US-17 from Sky Meadows, then head east on US-50 to reach the small, scenic village of Upperville. Your first stop here is the Hunter’s Head Tavern. You’ll know you’re in the right spot when you see the bright red London-style phone booth just off the tavern’s parking lot.
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Below: Hunter’s Head Tavern as seen from John S. Mosby Highway, with the London-style phone booth as a landmark. Photo courtesy of Ayrshire Farm
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wraps. In the unlikely event that you have any room left after your main, check out tavern-favorite Banana Pudding Cake. We won’t tell. Part of Hunter’s Head’s draw is its cozy environs. The tavern operates out of the Old Carr House, which started life as a log cabin built around 1750 by a Scottish settler of the Virginia frontier. The property was later bought by Joseph Carr, whose general store grew so successful that in 1797 Upperville was first founded as “Carrstown.” Several additions were added to the house over the years, some of which now function as snug dining rooms.
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Trinity Episcopal Church was built in in the 1950s, mostly from native sandstone quarried in Warrenton. Nearly of all its stone and woodwork was done by local craftspeople. The stunning church was built in the style of medieval French churches, and in the tradition of that time, the tradespeople who crafted Trinity made their own tools at a forge on the property.
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Stop “The church is open and can be visited any weekday during business hours from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., as well as for worship on Sunday mornings,” says Parish Administrator Phil Mohr. In addition to the primary church buildings, an antique greenhouse, thrift store, and tiny stone library also sit on Trinity’s stroll-worthy 35-acre campus. The thrift store is open from 9 a.m. - noon on Saturdays. The library, which was constructed around 1804, houses historic documents pertinent to Upperville’s history.
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Five minutes east of Upperville is Goose Creek Stone Bridge. Now located just off of Mosby Highway (US-50 E), this one-time travel hub was a center of intense fighting during the June 21, 1863, Battle of Upperville. It was here that J.E.B. Stuart’s supply train was attacked by Federal cavalry and artillery. Soldiers from both sides of the Upperville skirmish went on to the fateful fight at Gettysburg just days later. Built about 1802, Goose Creek Stone Bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the largest stone turnpike bridge in Northern Virginia and a popular stop for portraits and pictures.
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Hunter’s Head is part of Ayrshire Farms, a 1,000-acre Certified Humane ® and USDA Certified Organic farm owned by Cisco cofounder Sandy Lerner. The tavern offers an authentic British gastropub experience which demonstrates the farm’s commitment to local, sustainably-farmed meats and produce, including Ayrshire’s own crops and heritage-breed livestock. Hunter’s Head’s menu is a mix of pub fare (imagine shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, and bangers and mash), and seasonably-available fine dining options like braised short ribs, house-smoked trout, and lemongrass-ginger chicken lettuce
CS Arms feels as much like a military museum as a shop, in part due to the expertise of its genial owner, Cliff Sophia. Sophia carries an amazing array of antique and collectors’ firearms, swords, uniforms, and other militaria. A four-decade student of arms and military history, Sophia has been in the military antiquities business for nearly two decades. The curios for sale here have attracted the likes of the late Senator John Warner. CS Arms is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
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Heading east on Mosby Highway (US50) from Goose Creek, you’ll have your choice of tastings at a number of up-andcoming wineries. The first one you’ll encounter is Boxwood Estate Winery (2042 Burrland Road, a quick jog to the right on The Plains Road from Middleburg). Then comes Greenhill (23595 Winery Lane), Cana Vineyards and Winery (38600 John S. Mosby Highway), Chrysalis Vineyards (39025 John Mosby Highway), and finally, after a northward swing up US-15, Quattro Goomba’s Winery (22860 Monroe-Madison Memorial Highway). The Mosby Cluster wineries boast stunning views, top-notch tastings, and understated reds reminiscent of those from Burgundy and Bordeaux. Goomba’s is a great stopping point for a little nosh at the end of an afternoon of wine tasting. The winery is paired with a pizza shop that dishes up square-cut Sicilian-style pizza. You’ll have to watch the time, though—at Goomba’s, the last tastings and eat-in pizza orders are taken at 5:30 p.m.
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To return to Warrenton, head south on Route 15, then turn right on Route 29 south. You’ll know you’ve hit the Fauquier County line when you see regional favorite Buckland Farm Market on your right. Buckland has been in business in one form or another for nearly thirty years. The family-owned and operated market has the feel of a country store with the selection of a larger grocery. In addition to seasonal produce, meats, and baked goods (many made by market co-owner Sherry Lynn Coffey), Buckland offers shelves upon shelves of knick-knacks, soup and baking mixes, local honeys, syrups, and Buckland-brand jams and jellies. TOE Jam, which takes its name from its mix of tangerines,
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oranges, and elderberries, is a hit with the kids, while the adult set might better appreciate the sweet kick of Moonshine Jelly. Buckland is open from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Sunday throughout the spring and summer. Hours change during its fall festival, and Buckland moves to a shorter winter schedule after New Year’s. More information, including a list of what’s in season at the market, is available at bucklandfarmmarket.com.
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE UPPERVILLE AREA SPRING National Kids to Parks Day takes place at Sky Meadows from 11 a.m – 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 20th. Visit the park for geocaching adventures, Junior Ranger activities, Family Discovery Backpacks, and a chance to check out the park’s Explorer Outpost and new outdoor classroom and family trail, the Children’s Discovery area. The 58th annual Hunt Country Stable Tour will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 27th and 28th. Area farms and equestrian facilities, including Banbury Cross Polo, the circa-1797 Rock Hill Farm, and Virginia Tech’s exceptional MARE Center, will be open for tours. Tickets are available at trinityupperville.org.
SUMMER The Delaplane Strawberry Festival at Sky Meadows State Park also takes place on Memorial Day weekend, May 27th and 28th. Hosted by Emmanuel Episcopal Church with proceeds benefitting the church’s outreach ministries, the festival boasts a petting zoo, hayrides, games, stories, crafts, music, and tours of the historic Mount Bleak House. Festival fare and baked goods will be available for sale, and, of course, strawberries! The strawberry sundaes are a favorite every year, and fresh strawberries are sold on a first-come-first-serve basis— sometimes they are sold out by midday on Sunday, so plan accordingly. Admission is $25 per car ($20 with advance purchase), cash only.
Virginia Tech’s 420-acre MARE Center will be hosting a Farm Tour of conservation practices on June 3rd with lunch and transportation provided. You can view and register for the classes and events at arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/middleburg/ Events/dcr.html. The Upperville Colt and Horse Show will take place from Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th. After Monday, when there is no entry fee, admission is $10 per person per day. Reserved box seating and other additional amenities are available at upperville.com. Don’t miss the Terrier Races, a crowd favorite, at 1 p.m. on the 11th.
Katie Fuster lives in Warrenton with her husband and two children. Learn more about this story by visiting her web site, katiewritesaboutlove.com
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Kinloch Farms
A Leader in Sustainability
Farming ideology committed to land stewardship Virginia Working Landscapes: part three in a three-part series
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“There are our bees,” Kinloch Farm estate manager Jonathan Duffy proudly says as we pass a cluster of the farm’s well-tended hives. “And you can see some of the calves kicking it up on that hill.” Duffy and his sidekick Milo, a gregarious flat-coated retriever, are giving me a tour of Kinloch Farm, Inc. Kinloch is partnered with Virginia Working Landscapes (VWL), a program first profiled in the fall of 2016. Duffy was at the first gathering of what would become VWL, which
took place at Jocelyn and Dr. Bill Sladen’s Walnut Springs Farm. “VWL was an ‘ah-ha’ moment of making connections with like-minded people,” Duffy says. It was a natural fit for the farm. After all, Kinloch owner Andrea Currier had long believed in sustainable agriculture; she instituted organic cattle farming when she first took over Kinloch in the 1980s. After partnering with VWL, Duffy says, “we benefitted a lot from learning from other people.”
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Below: Estate manager Jonathan Duffy identifies the queen bee of one of Kinloch’s hives.
Above: A herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle graze in the fields at Kinloch Farm.
An example is Bruce Jones at Long Mountain in Rappahannock, a longtime advocate for biodiversity and native habitats. “He’s sort of a mentor for everybody in VWL. He’s been at this for about 20 years, and he likes to say we all learn from his mistakes,” Duffy laughs. At 1,900 acres, Kinloch is a massive estate, larger than the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute that VWL operates from. The farm is in part dedicated to the production of grass-fed cattle. “We
are a cow-calf operation,” Duffy explains. “We don’t retail; we sell cows and calves to other people to raise.” Kinloch specializes in Aberdeen Angus cattle, a Scottish breed. “They’re a smaller animal, lower to the ground, that marble well [attain a good combination of meat and fat] on grass,” Duffy says. “It takes time to build a herd— looking for where to find them, their history, it’s all very involved.” He credits farm manager Kevin Jennings with Kinloch’s success in this area. Jennings scours the country for available Aberdeen Angus, thoroughly investigating their genetics as he directs the growth of Kinloch’s herd of 300 head of cattle. The herd used to be twice this size. “But about 6 years ago, Kinloch’s owner decided that they wanted to manage more for
wildlife and have fewer cattle,” Duffy says. Once cattle have grazed a pasture, it less hospitable to wildlife. So with the idea of being good stewards of the land and giving something back to the environment, we decided to cut the herd in half and manage half the land for wildlife. We’re now a quarter of the way through converting 750 acres into native meadows.” Where Route 55 runs alongside Kinloch, farm workers have installed native grass hayfields. “There are two great things about them. First, they tend to be drought resistant,” Duffy says, noting that some species grow roots as deep as twelve feet. “Also, the hay gets cut later in the season, so it splits up our haying, and it allows bird nesting to have happened before we go in and mow.”
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Since cool season grasses go dormant during the summer. Kinloch is also converting some pastures to warm season grasses for continuity of available grazing. The farm practices rotational grazing to reduce soil compaction and erosion while increasing the organic matter and microbes in the soil. “We rotate the cattle to a different piece of land every few days,” Duffy says. Farm workers use temporary electric fencing to create new boundaries for the animals. “We’re close to being able to do year-round grazing, so we’re not feeding
erosion and allows flora to grow.” These trees, plants, and grasses filter runoff [water] that would otherwise go straight into the streams and ultimately end up in the bay. The vegetation improves the health of the streams by creating shade, which keeps water temperatures down and allows beneficial aquatic animals to thrive. According to Duffy, “Kinloch’s fields are about 50 percent warm-season grasses and 50 percent forbs,” which are herbaceous flowering plants. “This has attracted an enormous number of
all the wildflowers,” Duffy says. Kinloch’s honeybee operation has been designated as Certified Naturally Grown. The raw honey is sold by the pound at the Fair Oaks Whole Foods, Marshall’s Glascock’s Deli, and the Corner Store at Old Tavern. In addition to establishing native meadows, Kinloch is trying to regenerate its forests of oak trees. Acorns are an important food source for many native animals, but northern Virginia’s enormous deer population can annihilate acres of oak saplings in
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Above: Oaks and pine dot a native meadow at Kinloch
out a lot of hay in the winter.” Farm workers have also installed thirty acres of riparian buffers, which are vegetated buffer strips alongside waterways where cattle are not allowed. “We have a number of streams that end up in Broad Run and then the Chesapeake,” Duffy says. “Fencing out the cattle protects the streambeds from
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pollinators and birds. The Smithsonian’s been doing studies in some of those fields. It’s been cool because you put these grasses and forbs out, and the pollinators and birds just show up.” The meadows are also a playground for Kinloch’s forty-odd hives of honeybees. “It’s been really wonderful to put them in these fields with
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a blink. “So we have an eighteen-acre deer exclusion area of the forest that we put in about a year and a half ago,” Duffy says. Kinloch approaches the project of reforestation with the seriousness and logic of scientists. “We have study plots,” Duffy says, similar to VWL’s plots at the SCBI (Smithsonian
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Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal). “We look at them in the beginning, see what’s in there, and see how it changes over time.” Invasive species like Japanese stiltgrass cause headaches at Kinloch, decreasing the farm’s biodiversity. “Japanese stiltgrass needs very little light to grow,” Duffy says, “and it’s allelopathic.” This means that the stiltgrass puts out biochemicals that make it difficult for other plants to germinate and grow around it. “Garlic mustard is very much the same. The guys go out for a week every year and pull garlic mustard. They get dump trucks full of it.” Other bothersome invasives that Kinloch deals with are honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, crown vetch, and barberry. Kinloch is one of a handful of VWL partners who manage their fields and pastures using prescribed burns. “Our ecosystem developed over thousands of years of indigenous people burning,” Duffy explains. “There are certain oaks, chestnuts, and pines that need it. And when you burn, you retard the succession of the field turning into forest, you return nutrients to the soil, and you reduce some of the invasive plants.” A prescribed burn is serious business, Duffy says. “Two of us took a course with the forestry department. We became certified as burn bosses.” Conditions must be just right to apply a prescribed burn. The weather is a huge factor in the equation. “For example, the humidity has to be correct,” Duffy says. “If it’s too low, the fire might get out of hand. You also need wind to carry the fire, but too much. This is as much to control fire as to control smoke.” Kinloch is extremely cautious and professional about its prescribed burns. “All the guys here have the proper equipment plus fire-resistant clothing,
Above: Managing a prescribed burn at Kinloch
and we make sure we have control at all times,” Duffy explains. Another VWL partner, the Farm at Sunnyside, “is three to four years ahead of us” in using prescribed burns. “The owner there, Nick Lapham, was instrumental in helping us take the plunge.” Towards the end of our tour, Duffy points out a pair of black silos and a facility of dark-green buildings. “This was built in the 1960s,” he says. “Kinloch was sort of a conventional grain-finished cattle operation then. You can see the old
barn, where they would feed the cattle at the trough and then turn them out into the field.” He smiles placidly. “Now our cattle spend their entire time with us in the fields.” The animals remain exclusively on a pasture and forage diet during their time at Kinloch. “This is a great place to work,” Duffy says as we leave the silos behind us and head back to Kinloch’s gate house. “It gets interesting sometimes. But I have some great people who work for me, and that makes all the difference.” ❖
Katie Fuster lives in Warrenton with her husband and two children. Learn more about this story by visiting her web site, katiewritesaboutlove.com.
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PAY ATTENTION! ADHD experts share their story and offer assistance to others BY KATIE FUSTER
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eil Swanson knew that his brain operated differently from other people’s. Sometimes this worked to his benefit. His distractibility helped him notice even the smallest imperfections in structures as he went about his work as a home inspector. At other times, these differences frustrated and confused Neil and those closest to him. His wife of 48 years, Linda Swanson, says, “From practically day one, I was looking for why this guy, who has so many wonderful qualities has no sense of time, is always late, can never tell me how long something is going to take – just all these things that had massive impacts on our lives.” For many years, Neil thought he just needed more self-discipline. He set out on self-improvement schemes that only led to more disappointment and confusion. Meanwhile, Linda
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served as what she calls his “executive function machine,” enabling him to better perform his work. The Swansons never stopped searching for the key to Neil’s atypical brain. “We went to The Lab School in DC and got him tested, but they couldn’t identify a problem,” Linda says. “We went to psychologists, but we never found an answer.” Then one night, the couple was at a restaurant when the word “attention” came up. “This lightbulb went off,” Linda says. “Wasn’t there a thing called Attention Deficit Disorder? We went online and found one of those online screening devices, and darned if every one of those boxes wasn't a check for Neil.” Linda laughs. “It was like somebody interviewed him to come up with those questions!” Neil was properly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, at 60 years old. Linda explains that the older a person is, the
less likely they are to have gotten a diagnosis. “When Neil was a child, nobody was diagnosing ADHD,” she says. “That was back in the time when it was called ‘minimal brain dysfunction.’ Nowadays, between seven and 11 percent of children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and maybe four to five percent of adults. Something like 85 percent of adults living with ADHD don't know they have it.” It’s important for people with ADHD to be properly diagnosed, and receive treatment. Those who have not been diagnosed have higher rates of depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse, and have lower rates of high school and college graduation, and overall life satisfaction than the general population.
TREATMENT Part of the recommended treatment for ADHD is trying to find the right medication at the right dose to improve cognitive function, or the way mind processes information, learning, memory, and perception. “ADHD medications are like eyeglasses—they don't change you or cure you, but they can help you,” Neil says. “They can put you in a frame of mind that works better in our culture, in our schools, and at work. But the recommended treatment is what they call ‘multimodal.’ It's not just medicine, because as we often tell people, ‘Pills don't teach skills.’ So some kind of behavioral therapy or coaching is recommended along with the medication.” “For some, medication can be life changing. Also extremely beneficial in reducing the impact of ADHD is proper sleep, exercise, and good nutrition,” Linda says. “In addition, experts are now suggesting that recreation and time in nature reduce ADHD symptoms.”
SUPPORT Linda thought that once Neil was diagnosed and received treatment,
Linda and Neil Swanson. Credit and copyright: FreeToBeCoaching.com
they could put the challenges the disorder caused behind them. “I thought there would be life before ADHD, and life after ADHD,” she says. “Boy, was I wrong! We both had a lot of learning to do.” Neil and Linda, who met while earning their master’s degrees at Union Theological Seminary, went on to receive training in ADHD coaching, mental health first aid, and personal transformation. Together, the Swansons began Free to Be Coaching in an effort to use what they have learned to help others. Each meets with clients to help them understand the ways their minds work and maximize their given strengths and talents. The Swansons also give their clients a toolkit of skills and a good foundation to build on. The Swansons are also active with the national nonprofit organization Children and Adults with ADHD, or CHADD. “We hold two CHADD support groups, one in Warrenton and one in Haymarket, for parents of kids with ADHD,” Linda says. In addition, the couple partners with the Fauquier County Library for a yearly showing of the film 'ADD and Loving It.' “We do it in October because that's ADHD awareness month,” Linda says.
Something like five times the number of people in prison have ADHD as compared to the frequency in the general population “One of the people in the movie just makes you cry because he goes back to his grade school classroom, and he talks about what it was like to be a student with ADHD forty years ago. His teacher would say, “Everybody, I want you to know, Patrick did not try, and that is why he failed!'” “That’s an attitude that’s still prevalent in our culture today,” Neil says. He and Linda see their job as educating people
CHADD Support Groups Warrenton Meets on the second Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. in the training room of the Warrenton Police Station at 333 Carriage House Lane. Haymarket Meets on the fourth Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Haymarket/Gainesville Community Library at 14870 Lightner Road.
in the community at large to prevent such experiences and misunderstandings. Neil is the co-chair of the Partners for Community Resources and a consulting member of the Special Education Advisory Committee for Fauquier schools. Linda is on the boards of CHADD of Northern Virginia and DC and the ADHD Resource Group of Northern Virginia. “Lately we’ve also been seriously exploring how we might help those kids who get in trouble because of their ADHD,” Neil says. Linda concurs that this is a particular passion for the duo. In fact, she recently received an MA with a concentration in Restorative Justice from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. As Linda explains it, “Certain brain functions are as much as 30 percent delayed in developing in those with ADHD, so if you can imagine a 16-yearold driver whose brain is functioning in some ways more like a 12-year-old, and the policeman comes up to the car after he pulls him over…” She shakes her head. The impulsivity of some with ADHD sends them careening into contact with the criminal justice system, and once begun, the spiral can be difficult to pull out of. “Something like five times the number of people in prison have ADHD as compared to the frequency in the general population,” Linda says. There is also another component to ADHD that many are not aware of. There is an ability with those who have this disorder to focus very intently on tasks or subjects that are of interest to them, so much so that these individuals may be able to “shut out” everything else around them. This type of behavior can affect the ability to complete important responsibilities and may even impact personal relationships. It will take dynamic, knowledgeable people like the Swansons to affect the change the couple hopes to see, bringing compassion and long-desired changes to fruition as they work with the ADHD community. ❖
Katie Fuster lives in Warrenton with her husband and two children. Learn more about this story by visiting her web site, katiewritesaboutlove.com
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Maidstone Meadery Celebrates a blend of honey and other tasty ingredients to create one of the oldest beverages around BY STEVE OVIATT
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAIDSTONE MEADERY
ead—a blend of fermented honey and other ingredients—is one of mankind’s oldest beverages. Gardiner Mulford has turned his love of this ancient beverage into the first local meadery. Mulford’s interest in mead began when he stumbled upon a fragment of an old stone tablet while serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Desert Storm. Over the years he gradually deciphered it, and discovered it contained a recipe for mead. His interest piqued, Mulford returned to his farm in Culpeper where he began a beekeeping operation. With the honey he produced, he started playing with the old recipe and produced several types of mead before opening Maidstone Meadery last May. Located between Barrel Oak Winery and Blue Valley Vineyard, Maidstone Meadery is producing four different meads, along with supplying an education about this ancient beverage. Gold Standard is an unfiltered, citrusy mead with low acidity made with local clover honey. Wild Times, made with local wildflower honey, has a sweet nose and big taste. Bragging Rights also has a sweet nose but a fruity taste. It is made from clover honey, barley and hops. Whiskey Barrel Select with its bourbon overtones is the newest
offering, having aged 12 months in a whiskey barrel. It is made with wildflower honey. The meads are naturally effervescent and have a nice, clean finish. Mulford proudly boasts that none of his meads have sulfites or artificial ingredients. As for pairing suggestions, Mulford suggests, “breakfast, lunch and dinner!” Families and picnics are welcome, although the location is a bit rustic. Leashed dogs are also welcome. If you’re a fan of meads or looking for a different drinking experience, Maidstone Meadery should be included on your list. ❖
Address 9364 Justice Lane Delaplane, VA 20144 Phone 703-303-2090 Hours 11AM – 6 PM Saturday and Sunday or by appointment Website maidstonemeadery.com
Steve Oviatt is past president of the Haymarket Gainesville Business Association who runs his own consulting business in addition to working with several local and international wineries. Steve acknowledges his daughter taught him everything he knows about wine. He lives in Catharpin with his wife, Nancy.
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The friendly smile of accredited care. Fauquier Health welcomes Dr. Raj Manchandani to the Center for Cancer Care, now a Commission on Cancer Accredited Program. You can get treatment anywhere, but compassionate, patient-centered care makes a difference. I’m happy to join an excellent team of physicians that know our patients on a personal level.
Raj Manchandani, M.D. Hematology/Oncology
Center for Cancer Care 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186 (540) 316-4360