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| Betty McCracken and I take a break from paddling on the James River from Belmeade to Maidens. Betty works for the Monocan Soil and Water Conservation District and is a wealth of knowledge about conservation practices on the farm and elsewhere. She connected me with several farms in Powhatan and Goochland County to visit, including the Moyer's farm below. |
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| David Moyer unloading freshly harvested barley into his grain bins. I visited David and his wife Nancy at their farm in Powhatan County where they grow all kinds of crops on thousands of acres near the James River, as well as raising chickens for eggs. They have been practicing no-till agriculture since the 1980s, before most farmers even considered it. No-till is now the norm in at least the eastern side of the state, resulting in much less soil erosion from farm fields. |
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| Nancy Moyer's abundant vegetable garden. |
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Chickens in one of multiple poultry barns on the Moyer's farm.
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| Barn kitty decided to keep me company at my tent. |
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