A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives

Why Be Evergreen?

Why Be Evergreen?

Advantages and disadvantages of trees losing leaves in winter January-February 2025 by Steve Carroll, Contributing Columnist As I write this column, most of our trees...

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From Locating to Linework

From Locating to Linework

Growing up on a New Jersey farm and competing in a variety of youth sports, Megan Simmons thought she found her calling as a utility locator at age 19. A short pursuit of a nursing career led to the realization that she was meant to work outdoors.

2024 Holiday Guide

2024 Holiday Guide

Make your shopping, snacking and memory-making a little easier with this year’s Cooperative Living Holiday Guide.

USA Today honors Virginia’s Sinkland Farms

USA Today honors Virginia’s Sinkland Farms

October 2024 by Jane W. Graham RIVER, Va. — A joyous atmosphere surrounds Sinkland Farms here after national recognition as one of the best pumpkin patches in the country. “Sinkland Farms has won 3rd Best Pumpkin Patch in the nation and 6th Best Corn Maze in the...

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat – We bring you the cutest ghosts and goblins in the October Say Cheese.

Going After Diabetes in a New Way

Going After Diabetes in a New Way

New ‘precision medicine’ could improve care globally October 2024 Story courtesy of UVA Health A University of Virginia School of Medicine expert and his colleagues say there is a tremendous opportunity for “precision medicine” to transform diabetes care worldwide....

Stronger Together

Stronger Together

VMDAEC celebrates 80 years October 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer In 1964, when U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman proclaimed Co-Op Month a nationally recognized event to be celebrated annually each October, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware...