Entourage From Royal Netherlands Embassy Visits Ornage County's Battlefield Farms
March 26, 2018 | 1 min to read
RAPIDAN — On a small stage at Orange County’s Battlefield Farms, surrounded by tulips, hydrangeas and pansies, the Dutch ambassador to the U.S. said he admires America’s can-do entrepreneurial spirit.
“The tendency here in your country is to always see the glass half full,” said Netherlands Ambassador Henne Schuwer as he kicked off a two-day visit celebrating a historic link between his country and Virginia’s Orange County. “In Europe, too often the discussion for solving problems starts with reasons something can’t be done.”
Schuwer and a small entourage from the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington began the visit to Orange County on Friday morning with a reception and tour of Battlefield Farms. It’s a business that raises and sells flowers — annuals, perennials and poinsettias — to retail outlets in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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