There is talk of all that crozet has lost–and I’m sure much has been lost with all of the rapid growth of the last several years. But growth, and it’s associated losses will continue with or without master plans or streetscapes. Shouldn’t the conversation be about what are the Specific losses, and how best to plan growth to mitigate those specific losses?
Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2009-11-29
- RT @bradramsey: @CBS19weather tiny pieces of hail or sleet falling in Crozet [very weird weather today] #
- @paix120 Starr Hill is having an open house on Saturday. Good beer. Drive 12 minutes to Afton to Blue Mountain in reply to paix120 #
- Going to fill up the growlers at Blue Mountain Brewery. mmm. Beer. Good, local beer. #
- I'd go w/ Fardowners or da Luca's or Anna's in Crozet. #
- I hear there's a pickup soccer game – Crozet Park Thanksgiving Day at 11am.Parents, kids, various skill levels welcomed.Injuries not allowed #
- RT @CBS19: DIA Offers 100 Jobs in Charlottesville Area; Deadline to Apply Looming – http://bit.ly/8wuvKr #
- Visitor to RealCrozetVA wants to know where the yoga classes are in Crozet. Advice anyone? #
- RT @MudhouseCrozet: Chilly? Come grab a nice HOT bowl of Veggie Chili and a Kite's Ham [darn it I'm in Charlottesville today] #
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Things to do in Crozet – 28 November 2009
Join us for a Holiday Open House this Saturday, November 28th, from 12 – 5 PM! In addition to our regular tours and tastings, we will have local artisan vendors, live music and fun for the whole family. Start your holiday shopping early in our Tasting Room store or let us help you plan for your holiday parties. The Tasting Room will also be open on Sunday, November 29th, for tours and tastings.
Minutes of the Crozet Community Association Meeting – 12 November 2009
Editor’s note on two of the items below:
1 – Regarding participation and publicizing the Crozet Community Association – if anyone ever wants to write a story (or three or five) about the Crozet Community Association, please feel free to submit it to RealCrozetVA.
2 – Having Homeowner’s Association Presentations each meeting is a great idea.
Staying involved in the Crozet Community is a great thing. If you can, make time to attend the next Crozet Community Association meeting!
These are the minutes as I received them via email:
New Business
It was discussed, motioned, and approved to provide a Good Neighbor Award to Linda and Danny Patterson. They have recently sold their flower shop. Quietly, with little/no recognition they have made numerous contributions to the Crozet community. Mike Marshall will provide the wording to go on the plaque. Judi Burbes will order the plaque for presentation at the January meeting.
Mike Marshall spoke on several items. To summarize the previous meeting of the CCAC (regarding the Master Plan re-visit), Mike indicated that the result was “residential areas should be residential, not mixed use. Discussion arose about developing trails through-out Crozet, but most immediately along roadsides (e.g. Jarmans Gap Road, Railroad Ave.) where there actually is allocated footage. This would allow for walking from Old Trail (for example) to downtown. Mike indicated the CCAC will take the lead so this item is not dropped.
On Nov 19, the CCAC was sponsoring the next topic of the Master Plan revisit: Downtown.
There was considerable discussion on the Streetscape project, and a new proposal for parking at the dry cleaners (yet to be approved by the alley off the current Square. The concern was also expressed that as various discussions are held with the property owners involved with the Streetscape that the funding might be pulled to be used elsewhere in the county.
Discussion arose about participation in CCA. It was suggested that an article should be written for the “Crozet Gazette”, highlighting the contributions, goals, and purpose of the Crozet community Association. Mike will pursue this.
Ray McCauley announced that he has petitions that citizens can sign to keep the Landfill open.
Homeowners’ Association Presentation
(NOTE: This is a new presentation that is planned to become a standing item of business at each meeting. The goal is for the community in general to learn about activities and issues occurring within the various neighborhoods and to share in solutions.)
David Foreman, President of Grayrock and Grayrock North, spoke to the group. He indicated that all the buildout for Grayrock appears to be complete (3 lots remaining do not seem to be planned for development). The major issue that the homeowners had been facing over the summer was vandalism. Homeowners increased their nighttime lighting, had fences built, and improved lighting in general. However, the problem drastically decreased when the school session began in the fall.
David also mentioned the ongoing concern of maintenance of the trails around the 2 ponds, the corresponding dam and liability associated with all of these for the Grayrock Association.
He had very positive feedback for the blending of their students into Brownsville. Many kudos to the teachers and staff at Brownsville!!!
Discussion had occurred earlier in the meeting regarding ways to increase attendance at the CCA meetings. David indicated that their association had the same issues of poor attendance and difficulty in finding individuals with the time to lead and participate in the association Hopefully, as common issues and solutions are developed there will be increased involvement in all such associations.
As a result of David’s presentation, it was agreed that the May 2010 meeting of the CCA should include a topic to address summertime vandalism, and include specific invitations to all homeowners’ associations as well as Albemarle County Police/Sheriffs representatives.
The meeting was adjourned at 9 p.m.
Yoga in Crozet
A RealCrozetVA reader asked last night, “where are the yoga classes in Crozet”? I knew of the Old Crozet School, ACAC and I’d heard about some classes at the Greenwood Community Center. So, I asked my Twitter friends:
Visitor to RealCrozetVA wants to know where the yoga classes are in Crozet. Advice anyone?
ancym says – @realcrozetva Greenwood CC, http://bit.ly/1rAKP4 , OCSA, http://bit.ly/2e27Hb Guerrilla Yoga Project http://bit.ly/5uvG2n ACAC #yoga #crozet
crozette says – @realcrozetva Yoga is at OCSA and ACAC in Crozet, Polarity Barn in Batesville, Greenwood Comm thru parks & rec, and Ashtanga Yoga in Ivy.
sgoadhouse says – @realcrozetva My wife, Ursula, teaches at OCS Arts. Tu 8:30a, Tu 9:45a & Th 7p http://tr.im/FD4n
Thanks, Twitter friends.
Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2009-11-22
- RT @MagnusMusic: Getting ready to work the door out here at Fardowner's in Crozet. Richmonders "Cannery Row" are setting up their gear… #
- Watched a video of myself tonight. I can't take myself seriously w/ a mustache. http://bit.ly/2oosGj But you can still donate $ #
- RT @MaryBethBowen: I think I'm working in the middle of a talent show at Mud House Crozet. First jugglers, now musicians. #
- Volunteer for the Charlottesville Toy Lift – http://bit.ly/toy-lift It's one of the most fulfilling things you'll do all year #
- I have to say, the Redbox at the Harris Teeter is a most welcome addition. Rented & watched Star Trek yesterday. $1. Sweet #
- It's Walk to School Day in Crozet. Next stop – Mudhouse. #
- Crozet Master Plan Forum tonight @ Field School http://bit.ly/2O9HPe 7pm Wish @cvilletomorrow would record it 🙂 #
- Read about the Crozet Library's future & vision http://bit.ly/1INP5I via @TessOrtega #
- RT @MudhouseCrozet: Shhh,I have a secret…Who am I kidding! Tell everyone!! Soups are coming SOON! Hot Oatmeal too! [hooray!] #
- RT @NBC29: Crews on the scene of an accident in Crozet where a driver tried to cross a flooded creek. http://bit.ly/3SaPjY #
- RT @JimDuncan: Walk to School Day in Crozet – 20 November 2009 http://post.ly/CtJa #
- RT @crozette: Crozet Business Networking Lunch [I always miss these] #
- Flashing lights at WAHS w/ Sherriff's deputy directing traffic this morning. #
- RT @crozette: How is there still water in the Old Trail pool? Don't they usually drain/cover pools in the winter? #
- I had no idea that Fardowners in Crozet could hold 100 people. http://bit.ly/PeKxl #
- Free concert in Crozet tonight – USAF Heritage of America Band's Langley Winds http://bit.ly/3kwpM7 #
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Walk to School Day in Crozet – Friday 20 November 2009
As far as I know, this is only for Crozet Elementary, but why not expand it to all schools in Charlottesville and Albemarle?
If you’re in Old Trail, stop by Trailside Coffee on the way to Brownsville, Henley or Western Albemarle. If you’re in Downtown Crozet, stop by the Crozet Mudhouse. Make a good time of it!
Meet the Artists at Crozet Mudhouse – November 21
From a reader:
Please stop by the Crozet Mudhouse between 2:00 and 4:00 on Saturday, November 21, to meet the artists of Old Crozet School Arts, a nonprofit school for arts instruction located in the old Crozet Elementary School.
We have faculty in dance, drama, art, and music as well as instructors for juggling, beadmaking, knitting, wellness, quilting, pilates, yoga, and French.
Enjoy chatting with the artists over a cup of Mudhouse coffee and watching an ongoing slideshow presentation featuring the school and the work of the artists.
United States Air Force Heritage of America Band’s Langley Winds – Tonight in Crozet
The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band’s Langley Winds woodwind quintet will span more than 250 years of musical tradition when they appear at the Field School for a FREE performance co-sponsored by Old Crozet School Arts and Field School on Monday, November 16th at 7:30 pm. The quintet’s repertoire includes a wide variety of chamber works as well as popular and patriotic pieces.
The quintet’s versatility stems from their diverse educational backgrounds and professional experiences. They hold degrees from music schools all over the country including Indiana University, University of Michigan, West Virginia University, and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Members have performed with the Waco Symphony, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Wind Symphony, and the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra.
Admission is FREE!!No tickets needed!! Co-sponsored by Field School and Old Crozet School ArtsFor more info: www.old
Crozet Nuns + Gouda = Awesome
This is an amazing story, and I find it mighty cool that we have these nuns in our presence.
Read the whole story by Lindsey Nair with the Roanoke Times.
By the time Sister Smickel arrives at the barn that morning, Sister DeFeo and Sister Jan McCoy are already bustling about, pasteurizing the 6,200 pounds of fresh, Grade A milk that arrived from a nearby Mennonite farm the day before.
If all goes as planned, this cheese-making day should yield about 310 2-pound rounds of Gouda.
“You start with an ocean of milk and at the end of the day you have all of these little cheeses,” Sister Smickel said. “It is very satisfying.”
For pasteurization, the milk is brought to 145 degrees for a half-hour in a stainless steel tank. It is then chilled to 88 degrees before being moved to the cheese vat, which looks like a huge bathtub.
Sister Kay Kettenhofen adds cultures to the milk, then starts the big mechanized paddles, which slowly stir from one end of the vat to the other, sending the milk rocking dangerously close to the edge.
Thirty minutes later, the paddles are stopped and removed and Sister Kettenhofen adds rennet, a coagulating agent that will make the milk set up and become cheese. This is the moment of truth, Sister Smickel said, when they all hold their breath and pray the cheese will behave.
Because they do not make cheese every week of the year (holidays, feast days and other obligations permit breaks), this is just the 545th batch of Gouda made at the Crozet monastery.
“We have never had a bad batch,” Sister Smickel said. “We are very careful. That is a lot of milk to throw away.”
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As she works, she muses, “I never met a cheese I didn’t like.”