Table of Contents

Features

4  Preserving the Historic Landscape
A battle that must be fought from every angle

BY DULANY MORISON

8  Sylvanside Farm
Its rescue, restoration and repurposing

BY JANE GRAY

13  A Tale of Two Farms
Marrying the love of horses with a dedication to stewardship of the land

BY JANE THERY

17  Taylorstown: A Creekside Village
A walking tour through history

BY RICHARD GILLESPIE

26  Loudoun’s Quiet Repositories
Falling in love with old churches and burial grounds

BY SARAH BURKE

39  Growing Comfort Food and Community from around the World
BY WIB MIDDLETON

Departments

22  Protecting Our Lands
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains
BY LAWRENCE MALONE

30  An Eye for Beauty
Moments of Stillness
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MOUNCEY FERGUSON

32  Out in Nature
Enjoying Goose Creek While Preserving It
BY REBECCA CRAMER AND HELEN VENTIKOS

35 Keeping It Local
The Hamilton Mercantile
BY VICTORIA NAVARRETE

42  Rural Roads & Byways
The Stone Walls of Loudoun
BY JENNIFER DON

46  Wild Things
Springtime’s Little Pleasures
BY JASON DONOHUE

49  Shop Around