The morning of the annual North American Butterfly Count at the White House Farm started out overcast, causing our little Lepidoptera friends to hide out under leaves and branches. A few skippers were out in the garden, attracted to the …
We had a great time hosting the students from the Shenandoah Valley Migrant Education Camp! It was a wonderful opportunity to share the farm with kids from Columbia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Iran, Honduras and Puerto Rico. The program is run …
The owls have hatched! Upon checking the nest box in the barn silo which was placed in March, an adult flushed and flew in a wide circle, gliding on silent wings. It flew over to a nearby stand of trees where a …
We are grateful to Alan Williams for building and installing American kestrel (Falco sparvarius) nesting boxes for the EMJ and White House Farms. These gorgeous little hawks are also known as sparrow hawks. By providing these boxes, it increases the …
This is an excellent article written by Bobby Whitescarver from Swoope, VA on the importance of planting native trees and shrubs adjacent to waterways to improve water quality. Nature intended for trees and shrubs to grow next to streams and …