Amber and Jonathan Cavin, shown here in late 2010, when they won Virginia Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmers Achievement Award (Photo by Kathy Dixon)
Fourth-generation farmers—and NASCAR fans—Jonathan and Amber Cavin and their
Furniture Row is featuring farm families on its site throughout the 2012 Sprint Cup season as art of its Farm American program, which supports keeping the nation’s food produced in the United States
The Cavins operate a farm in Rose Hill, where they grow burley tobacco and vegetables and raise beef cattle.
They were the 2010 recipients of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers Achievement Award, and Jon Cavin is a participant in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Partners in Agricultural Leadership training program for industry spokespersons. He’s set to graduate from the intensive two-year program next February.
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