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2020: The year in photos by The Princess Anne Independent News

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — This is a look back at some of the images from our newspaper in 2020, a tough year for

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Pungo Virginia Beach

Only 11, a future farmer loves LeBron James, karate and running the Morris family’s produce stand

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PLEASANT RIDGE — Ben Morris is hard at work on a recent Sunday at the Morris Farms produce stand at 1868 Pleasant

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Editorial: Rural residents should speak because a commercial venue is proposed for agricultural land

August 14, 2020 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — A pending conditional use permit request deserves attention before the Virginia Beach City Council makes a decision that could have

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

After initially announcing closure, Pungo Blueberries Etc. is open this summer for you-pick business

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — It was barely 7 a.m. on one recent humid, overcast morning, but already customers were in the orchard plucking

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Pungo Virginia Beach

So long, strawberries: A big year for iconic Virginia Beach crop

July 3, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — This spring may go down in local lore as one of the best strawberry seasons ever in southern

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Agriculture Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Building a garden starts with healthy, living soil

May 2, 2020 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I call it the garden of eatin’.  I love that fresh food, and I love working – really, playing – in the

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Agriculture Business Pungo Virginia Beach

In Memoriam: Pungo’s Roy David Flanagan Jr., farmer and family man

April 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — Farmer Roy David Flanagan Jr., who died on Tuesday, April 7, in his Pungo home after a long illness, will

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Agriculture Environment Virginia Beach

Farmer John: We need to stop treating sustainable agriculture practices as edgy ideas

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I read a book, Children of the Mind, by the science fiction writer Orson Scott Card, which used the terms “edge

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Agriculture Arts & Entertainment Back Bay Creeds Currituck Pungo Virginia Beach

Agriculture: ‘Plow Day’ today at Bonney Bright’s farm in Creeds

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — A nostalgia for the sight of freshly turned soil, an interest in retro machinery and a willingness to wear red

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Virginia Beach

2019 Virginia Beach Elections: Questions for candidates for Virginia Dare Soil & Water Conservation District Director

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates for two seats as Virginia Dare Soil & Water

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