WEB FEATURES
The latest news outside of the pages of Cooperative Living.
Updated only at co-opliving.com throughout the year.
Post-Helene Adaptations Underway in Southwest Virginia
On Sept. 27, 2024, floodwaters from Hurricane Helene that had already devastated North Carolina rushed through the hills and hollers of Southwest Virginia.
Feds propose parts of Bath, Highland counties as critical habitat for rusty patched bumblebee
December 2024 by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury The little bumblebee, considered a keystone species because of how it benefits the environment through pollination, could be getting some buzzworthy survival assistance along the Virginia and West Virginia state...
Virginia middle-schooler’s FFA chicken project aided by parents, ag teacher
December 2024 by Alicia Wells, Delmarva Farmer RINER, Va. — Conner Davis, 13, has been raising layer chickens for the past six years and is an active member of the Auburn Middle School FFA program. Davis started by raising six Blue Sapphire and Australorp chickens...
Doing The Write Thing This Holiday
For 45 years, a public library in Front Royal, Va. has hosted a holiday writing contest that has become a beloved tradition in the local community.
Facebook Live Event: Our Way of Saying Thank You!
The 2023 Cooperative Living magazine Facebook Live Event — “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree!” — took place on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m.
Northern Va. commuter ferry unlikely to launch any time soon — but there’s still interest
Virginia’s smaller, more rural network of electric service providers is the latest group to test the waters of long-duration battery storage as it awaits an infusion of funds from the federal government.
Virginia Tech student travels country as FFA president
In 2022, Andrew Seibel was selected as president of the National Future Farmers of America. His responsibilities include international and domestic travel, leading conferences and visiting fellow FFA members.
Celebration features return of festival, frying pan
People lined up for chicken dinners cooked by the Salisbury Lions Club the entire day, sometimes stretching across the festival area. The club cooked chicken on a 5-foot pan this year.
As winter nears, producers ponder Virginia hay supply
Virginia livestock producers are wondering if the state’s hay supply will meet their needs this winter.