We were sorry to learn today that Kathryn Russell’s Albemarle County Majesty Farm, which was featured in a July 2007 C-VILLE cover story about the local food movement and the battle against regulations that favor big agri-business, has suffered a big blow. The dairy barn on the farm has burned down, according to an e-mail to the E.A.T. Local listserve. Though no people were hurt, two baby goats and some poultry were lost, as well as, among other things, the milking machine and all of her milking equipment and supplies, and the pressure tank for the automatic livestock water system. Let’s hope some generosity will flow their way this holiday season.
 Kathryn Russell and seven of her children and grandchildren on Majesty Farm in Albemarle County last summer. |
Previous "This Just In" articles from this week:
You’ve got a friend in Virginia [December 19]
AG thinks guns in D.C. is a wonderful idea
Starr Hill to go national [December 18]
Local brewery signs distribution deal with Anheuser-Busch
One vote for solid waste [December 18]
Four other potential voters abstained
An executioner’s song [December 18]
New Jersey abolishes death penalty