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 Welcome to Nettle Creek Farm
Rick & Jeanne and their  two Scottish Fold felines “Jeweli”
& “Myrtle” welcome you to NETTLE CREEK FARM!
Development of our “NCF” is a
family adventure that began in the fall of 2009 with the purchase of 32.3 acres,
16 miles due northeast of the lovely southern town of Lexington in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Rockbridge County located in west-central Virginia.
Since 2009 we embarked on a number of projects designed to
improve the property for humans and wildlife. These include but are not limited
to: the planting of a new organic southern heirloom apple orchard with such
unique varieties as Albemarle Pippen, Bevan’s Favorite, Burford Red Flesh,
Carolina Red June, Fameuse, Goldrush, King David, Ralls Genet, Spice of Old
Virginia, Red Staymen, Wagener, Winesap, and Yates; to new wildlife food plots
and trails; stem injection treatments to battle hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA)
infestation; and aggressive removal of invasive plant species.
 All of these activities culminated in a formal conservation management
plan being approved by the Virginia Department of Forestry and Rick &
Jeanne being awarded the 2014 District Forestry Award by the Natural Bridge
Soil & Water Conservation District “in recognition of outstanding
contributions to forestry management and stewardship”.
We even completed a few fun home improvement projects along
the way to enhance life in the mountains for our family and friends. So, we invite
you to tour our website and enjoy along with us all the wonderful things that
living in Rockbridge County, VA has to offer!
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We'd love to hear from you! Contact us at Nettle Creek Farm by...
Mail:
Rick Marks and Jeanne Oliver
Nettle Creek Farm
151 Nettle Creek Road
Vesuvius, VA 24883
Phone:
540-377-9249
Email:
Rick Marks
rem@hsgblaw-dc.com
Jeanne Oliver
jeanneoliver@earthlink.com
Email
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