Agriculture and food go hand in hand (DUH) so obviously I was looking forward to tasting the seafood of the Northern Neck. In true VALOR fashion I learned the NN was SO much more than food. Number one take away (that people in my personal life asked)- You can eat oysters year round and don't… Continue reading Eat oysters whenever you want…
https://valeadersor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_4940.jpg Southwest Virginia has a special place in my heart. Growing up we trail rode on the Virginia Highlands Trail (one of my favorite activities to date) but I didn't truly fall in love with the Blue Ridge Mountains until I became a Hokie and never felt more at home anywhere than in Blacksburg. In… Continue reading Come Hell or High Water
Not a title I expected to use after visiting the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. I have been to Valley a few times and have always admired its beauty, and to the naked eye there is nothing ugly to see. Breathtaking views everywhere you look. But those who work in agriculture know that it is not always… Continue reading Agriculture can be ugly
Another seminar for the (history?) books. The third VALOR VII seminar proved that agricultural leadership is about adaptability. When two inches of snow unexpectedly shut down Virginia's Capitol, our cohort turned a potential setback into an opportunity for deeper connections. Virginia's legislative session was postponed to the following week and for the rest of the… Continue reading p.i.v.o.t
I knew we used "everything but the oink," but peanut and cotton hay?! Those were news to me. This seminar was full of surprises but what I found most remarkable was how sustainable agriculture just "is." Add on conversations with a fellow cohort member who works in rendering, and I wonder the marketing opportunities the… Continue reading Agriculture IS Sustainable
Pic: Sam and Walter on Katie. Ears: Henry. . Sam Norman, originally from Hereford MD which is halfway in between Lancaster PA and Baltimore City (a little bit country, and a little bit...) I currently live in New Kent County Virginia with my husband Brian and son Walter. I have had the pleasure of working… Continue reading Introductions
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