Over the last decade, Virginia lost about 500,000 acres of farmland to developers, and experts say we could lose even more.
That’s why two non-profits have teamed up to save family farms and to ensure that the next generation can afford to produce local food and jobs.
37-year-old Dustin Watson is up before dawn, checking on his herd of 80 cows and calves. Then it’s off to his day job as a construction manager at the University of Virginia. It’s not an easy life, but it’s the life he’s loved since he was a kid…