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Farmer John: Waste not, want not by growing a recycling mindset

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — The first law of thermodynamics, also called the law of conservation of energy, says energy cannot be created or destroyed

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Farmer John: Here’s the dirt about soil, a key to sustainable agriculture

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Please don’t call the soil “dirt.” Dirt is what you sweep off the kitchen floor. Soil is a glorious life-filled

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Farmer John: Soil is a key resource as we seek sustainable agriculture

September 28, 2017 The Independent News

“Sustainable: Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.”  – The Oxford Living Dictionary BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I began using the word “sustainable”

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Fellowship: Annual dinner for senior citizens at Creeds Church of Christ features food, music, connections

September 26, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS — The dinner for senior citizens at Creeds Church of Christ on Saturday, Aug. 26, was the latest in an annual

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Farmer John: Farmers and consumers reap benefits from local food systems

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 The Independent News

“‘Ere long, the most valuable of all arts will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil. No

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The Thief of Red Mill: Even after criminal convictions, Virginia Beach police say he went back to stealing

May 30, 2017August 23, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE RED MILL — Last summer, Virginia Beach police assembled a number of local contractors in the yard of a home in Red

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Saying goodbye to Marshall Belanga, fisherman and businessperson known for seafood market near Sandbridge

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE SANDBRIDGE — When he was a boy, Marshall Belanga sometimes walked several miles down the beach to join his father, Luther

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2016: The year in photos by The Princess Anne Independent News

December 26, 2016January 1, 2018 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS PUNGO — Here are some of images that, with few exceptions, we ran in print or online during this past year. Click

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Young members of Tabernacle United Methodist Church play key role in Lotus Luncheon tradition

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SIGMA — Young members of Tabernacle United Methodist Church helped out last month during the 61st Annual Lotus Luncheon, which helps support

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Celebrating 100 years for Melva Riggs at Tabernacle UMC in Virginia Beach

June 19, 2016 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SIGMA — Melva Riggs, born on Muddy Creek Road and a longtime resident of Sandbridge Road, turned 100 this past month, and

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