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Plants are used in winter festivities around the world, their bright colors representing a promise of sunlight and spring. In honor of the winter solstice, we compiled a list of ten plants that help us celebrate the shortest day.
In honor of the upcoming food-centric holiday season, we talked with Biocultural Conservation Farm manager Christine Harris about heirloom crops, and the importance of thinking about what you eat.
Read about 18th century artist and naturalist Mark Catesby and his monumental catalogue of America’s flora and fauna, which is housed in the Oak Spring Garden Library.
Sometimes, the best way to communicate about the environment - whether it be a dire issue such as climate change, or simply to share the beauty of a wildflower - is through art. Read about how our four fall 2019 resident artists did just that during their six weeks at OSGF.
We sat down with Head of Project Management and Planning TJ Sherman to chat about long-term plans for the foundation’s land, current conservation projects, and the importance of sharing knowledge.
While Oak Spring has been a bustle of on-site activity – from artist residencies, visiting researchers, farm harvests, and more – we are also doing a lot of work beyond the borders of our stone walls and split rail fences. Explore below to read about just a few of our recent public engagement opportunities.
Read about the Bio-Cultural Conservation Farm’s recent adventure canning apples in Farmville, VA, as well as some fun facts about the fascinating fruit.
OSGF head gardener Judy Zatsick takes us through the main residence’s formal garden, and talks about what goes into bedding it down for the colder months.
For Oak Spring’s landscapers, ensuring that the land is primed for native species has meant transforming hundreds of acres of former horse pastures into wild meadow and forest. While not an easy task, it has been one full of surprises, challenges, and opportunities for study and experimentation. Here are some of the current projects they’ve been working on.
In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, we are highlighting several traditional farming and land management methods, used by native peoples throughout the Americas for thousands of years, that we are proud to utilize at OSGF.
Did you know that one of the first documented instances of pumpkin cultivation in the U.S. was in 1582? Read about the history of October’s iconic squash - now being harvested at our Bio-Cultural Conservation Farm - in our latest blog post!