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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 Blackwater Creeds North Carolina Pungo Virginia Beach

Second annual Plow Day brings parade of antique tractors to turn soil in rural Virginia Beach

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE CREEDS — Farmers and tractor enthusiasts traveled to Bonney Bright’s Farm on Buzzard Neck Road on Halloween Day, and many of

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Agriculture Blackwater Virginia Beach

You-pick pecans now available from the Market at Land of Promise Farms in Blackwater

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BLACKWATER — You-pick pecans are now available through the Market at Land of Promise Farms, which began selling fresh pork earlier

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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Environment Government North Carolina Pungo Virginia Beach

Project studying submerged aquatic vegetation in Back Bay shows promise, needs funding

November 18, 2020January 19, 2024 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — A couple of years ago, Dr. Sara Sweeten, a research scientist at Virginia Tech, stumbled across specimens of

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Agriculture Environment Health & Fitness Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Plant a tree for a healthy ecosystem — or just a nice spot to nap

October 16, 2020 The Independent News

Ed. — This originally ran in the Sunday, Aug. 23, print edition. BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I woke up from a nap the other day,

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Agriculture Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: A word about apples — and varieties of a fall favorite

October 14, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — Nothing seems more American than apple pie – unless it is either apples packed into school lunches or spiced

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Agriculture Sigma Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Plant a tree for a healthy ecosystem — or just a nice spot to nap

September 30, 2020 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I woke up from a nap the other day, after reading about trees, and I had a visceral feeling of being

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Government Virginia Beach

After controversy, Virginia Beach will refocus on assembly uses for land zoned for farming

September 20, 2020November 13, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Following the recent approval for a nonfarming commercial venue that will operate on farmland in the rural city, city

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Elections Government Oceanfront Virginia Beach

Ignoring farmers, City Council approves event venue on land zoned for agriculture in rural city

September 15, 2020April 16, 2025 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE OCEANFRONT — Moments after a stunning reversal by the Planning Commission, the City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 25, voted to approve

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Government Virginia Beach

Column: City decisions about land use have real consequences for farms and rural communities

September 15, 2020 The Independent News

BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — Weather wreaks havoc on farmland?   So, too, do city decisions.   It’s a bit overwhelming — the

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