Eco travel in Virginia
By: PJ on 08 04, 2008
My family and I are traveling to Washington, D.C and may take that well known side trip to Monticello. I heard it is a 2.5 hour drive and if we decide to take the trip, I wanted to spend only one night in the area, make it eco-friendly and keep the budget below $200 a night. I was surprised at the bountiful results, first I found this site, Virginia.org with a go green logo that presented many options.
Searching a bit further, I found just the thing, Montfair Resort Farm. It offers air conditioned cabins, hiking and fishing on over a hundred acres, plus it has all sorts of credentials attesting to its eco-friendly stature. And I thought it would be hard. Nope, it wasn’t.
Speaking of green, while I rest by their lake, I will be reading a good book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. With measured prose and a persuasive manner, she has convinced me to compost, only buy organic and plant my own vegetable garden next spring. She is presents hard facts in a light-hearted manner and despite the heaviness of the subject matter, very readable. I feel better already. Virginia is green and I am too (almost).
