“A site in Varina that served as an encampment for U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War has been gifted to an area nonprofit to provide fledgling farmers of color with a place to live and provide much-needed fresh food…
“The Capital Region Land Conservancy has just made two more moves in its bid to preserve land in eastern Henrico. The local nonprofit last month launched a roughly $1.5 million capital campaign to build a war chest toward its ongoing plan…
“In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning, urban agriculture expert Duron Chavis walked through the grass alongside Parker Agelasto, a former Richmond City councilman who now leads the Capital Region Land Conservancy. Chavis…
Capital Region Land Conservancy Transfers Prime Farmland to Central Virginia Agrarian Community Land Trust While Protecting Historic and Natural Resources Henrico, VA – A feature of the HenricoNEXT 2045 draft comprehensive plan is the Prime Agriculture/ Rural Conservation designation to…
In 2025, RVA Magazine published an article: Richmond’s Parks Are Something the City is Getting Right. Let’s dive into how CRLC is involved, and how you can be a part of it. Donate to Christie’s Garden In 2017, the City…
In the midnight darkness of September 28, 1864, more than 25,000 Union troops under Gen. Benjamin Butler advanced across pontoon bridges over the James River. The next morning before dawn, the Tenth Corps would attack Confederate positions on high ground above New Market Road.…
Richmond, VA – For more than two decades, Christie’s Fine Gardening & Creative Landscapes operated from its location at 3420 Norfolk Street in Scott’s Addition. In 2012, Christie and Kevin Barry purchased the 0.43 acres where they rented and have…
Powhatan, VA – “While the landscape initially drew us to the property, the diversity of wildlife has far exceeded our expectations. Within our first week, we were serenaded by a pack of coyotes. We’ve seen bears on multiple occasions –…
Richmond, VA – Five years after Capital Region Land Conservancy first identified a 16-acre forested natural area that could be preserved for future public access near Southside Plaza between Hull Street Road and Midlothian Turnpike, the land has been generously…
