Here are the rules, as written by Carolyn Berry:
In no more than 1,000 words, write your story and make it a bestseller! How will winning the essay contest impact your life? Tell us about your animals, if any. Why do you love them and your hobby? How did you get started with your hobby? Why do you want to own and live on a farm in rural Essex County, Virginia? Provide enough details to let us know that you have the ability to care for the animals and the farm.
The Rules:
Entrants must be 18 or older. Each entry must be accompanied by a bank cashier’s check or money order in the amount of $200. The judges of the contest, owners, sponsors, and the immediate families of those previously mentioned may not participate.
The Judges:
The owners of Rock Spring Farm will select the top 25 essays. These 25 essays will be judged by a panel of current/retired educators, hobby farmers, and horse enthusiasts. Essays will be judged, using a rubric, on the basis of creativity, thought, passion for the animals, if any, and the land, and the conveyance of capability and desire to own a hobby farm and live in a rural area.
Further instructions can be found here.
In no more than 1,000 words, write your story and make it a bestseller! How will winning the essay contest impact your life? Tell us about your animals, if any. Why do you love them and your hobby? How did you get started with your hobby? Why do you want to own and live on a farm in rural Essex County, Virginia? Provide enough details to let us know that you have the ability to care for the animals and the farm.
The rules:
Entrants must be 18 or older. Each entry must be accompanied by a bank cashier’s check or money order in the amount of $200. The judges of the contest, owners, sponsors and the immediate families of those previously mentioned may not participate.
The judges:
The owners of Rock Spring Farm will select the top 25 essays. These 25 essays will be judged by a panel of current/retired educators, hobby farmers and horse enthusiasts. Essays will be judged, using a rubric, on the basis of creativity, thought, passion for the animals, if any, and the land, and the conveyance of capability and desire to own a hobby farm and live in a rural area.