U.S. agriculture, energy secretaries to visit county Saturday

By TIM DAVIS/Star-Tribune Editor
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:25 AM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will visit Pittsylvania County Saturday as part of President Obama's "Rural Tour."

Vilsack and Chu are scheduled to talk about green jobs and a new energy economy with a focus on weatherization and carbon sequestration.

The cabinet secretaries are scheduled to fly in to Danville around 10:30 a.m. and visit Piedmont BioProducts, a biodiesel pilot project at Ken Moss's Windy Acres Nursery in Gretna.

After a quick lunch, Vilsack and Chu will hold a town hall meeting at Buddy Mayhew's farm on Carter Lodge Road in Blairs.

The town hall meeting, which is open to the public, will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

"We're expecting a large crowd," said Freddie Wydner, the county's agricultural director.

A large tent will be set up and there will be seating for around 200 people.

"If you want a seat, you'd better arrive early," Wydner said.

Info on:Name : Windy Acres Nursery Inc

DIRECTIONS
Windy Acres Nursery
1105 Cotton Patch Rd
Gretna, VA.

From Danville: Highway 29 North to Gretna. After passing Chatham exits look for a closed Shell station on the right. At the top of the hill take a left on Cotton Patch Rd (look for sign). Windy Acres Nursery is 1 mile on the left. Watch for sign to energy building.

From Lynchburg: Highway 29 South to Gretna. Pass both Gretna exits and go approximately 2 more miles, take next right Cotton Patch Rd. (look for sign) Windy Acres Nursery is 1 mile on the left. Watch for sign to energy building.

From Roanoke: 220 South to Rocky Mount. Take 2nd Rocky Mount Exit to route 40 east. Go approx. 40 minutes to Highway 29 south to Danville. Once on Hwy 29 south go approximately 2 miles and take next right onto Cotton Patch Rd. (look for sign) Windy Acres Nursery is 1 mile on the left. Watch for sign to energy building

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White House Listening Tour Slated for Pittsylvania County

Comment: Everyone Should Attend this meeting!

By Staff Reports on July 15th, 2009

The White House recently announced that President Obama has directed many members of his Cabinet to begin what it describes as a “listening tour” of rural America this summer. The tour will be in Virginia’s Blairs community on Saturday, 18 July 2009. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack will be on a mission to develop “green jobs.”

The Obama administration stated they will focus on weatherization and carbon sequestration.

A town hall meeting will be held at Buddy Mayhew’s farm (1501 Carter Lodge Road, Blairs, Virginia). The public is encouraged to arrive around 12:30 p.m. with an anticipated arrival by the Secretaries at 1:00 p.m. The Secretaries plan to take comments and questions until approximately 2:30 p.m.

Directions to Buddy Mayhew’s farm from Danville: Take Route 29 North. Turn right onto Spring Garden Road (Route 640). Go 1.7 miles, then turn left onto Carter Lodge Road (Route 825). Go 0.2 miles to Buddy’s farm.

Directions to Buddy Mayhew’s farm from Chatham: At the ‘top’ of White Oak Mountain, turn left onto Carter Lodge Road. Go 1.4 miles to Buddy’s farm.

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