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Fall Line Farms; cooperative, co-op; Richmond, VA.
Description:
Daniel Thompson plays out a line of wire across one of the pastures at Tuckahoe Plantation, in Goochland County, VA area on Thursday, May 5, 2011. When anchored and staked, the electrified fence will keep the cattle and sheep herd in the proper pastures where they graze on the grass and leave nutrient rich manure to revitalize the soil, enhancing regrowth. He does this once a day. The plantation was the boyhood home of President Thomas Jefferson from 1745 until 1752, today it is a working farm with cattle, sheep, chickens and rabbits supplying meats to Fall Line Farms a local food hub. Fall Line Farms offers a wide variety of household food staples and specialty items on an ever changing inventory of fruits, vegetables, meats, soaps, eggs, cheeses, flowers, honey, pastas, sauces, syrups, baked goods, mushrooms, flour and grains. Suppliers post what they have on a Lulus Local Food online listing and customers make their selection. Every Thursday, suppliers team up to deliver customized orders to, one of several pick-up points, designated by the customer in or around the Richmond, VA area. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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Date Added:
May 9, 2014