Chesterfield community members wait to speak at a Department of Environmental Quality air permit meeting for the proposed Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)
“We needed this rain,” farmer and entrepreneur Graham Redfern said from his front porch in Caroline County Wednesday as U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman, who represents Virginia’s 7th District in Congress, approached.
The lawmaker was there to learn about the crops and products at Redfern Hemp Co., one of