The Patrick County Soil and Water Conservation District (Patrick SWCD) Board of Directors along with District Staff Tony Collins and Sandra Heath presented Burton Painter Farms with the Patrick County Virginia Clean Water Farm Award. Burton Painter has farmland in the Meadows of Dan area of Patrick County. Burton and Terri Painter also received a Certificate signed by the Governor of Virginia and a sign to display proudly at the farm.
The Clean Water Farm award was established to provide special recognition to farmers who demonstrated a strong commitment to natural resource conservation through the implementation of best management practices and management of their lands. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation was given lead responsibility for program development and administration and the Department relies upon Soil and Water Conservation Districts to select worthy recipients within their communities. Please send any future nominations to the Patrick SWCD, 104 Via Avenue, Stuart, VA 24171.
The Painters are the recipients of the 25th consecutive Clean Water Farm Award presented in Patrick County. Past Patrick County Clean Water Farm Award winners include Garland Lawson, Lester Wood; Pansy, Jeff and Eddie McAlexander; Wyoming East Farm, Tim Service, Helen Clark Wood and Kate Dunnavant; David Collins; Greenview Farm; Benton and Michael Culler; Pam Hall; Mulberry Farm; Joey Epperson; Joe and Denise Clark; Dannie and Kathy Anderson; Larry Hutchens; Leon and Jane Stevens; John and Rose Wood; Marion and Glenda Cobbler; Ted and Brenda Kirby; B H Cooper Farm; Dewey Moss and Roger Wilson; Clarence and Darrell Mitchell; Chester Turner; and John F. Clark.
