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Column: Brock Center, environmental education home in Virginia Beach, boasts beauty

December 1, 2024January 2, 2025 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Dec. 1, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is preparing to observe

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New horticulture agent in Virginia Beach grew an early love of plants

August 2, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, July 21, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE COURTHOUSE — Ashton Holliday-Goulart brings a keen interest in native plants

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Farmer John: Soil and water conservation districts play a role in touting farming practices that make a difference

June 2, 2023June 4, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 14, print edition. BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia’s soil and water conservation district organizations evolved from the mission

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Farmer John: The wisdom of real experience

November 21, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Oct. 17, print edition. BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — We are well past the point where wisdom seems available

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Letter: There is no excuse for ending the agricultural reserve program

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 The Independent News

Dear Editor: I grew up in Pungo at Vaughan Farms, and I now live in Massachusetts. It baffles me that here in Massachusetts, where

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This weekend’s Winter Wildlife Festival connects you with ‘watchable wildlife’ in Virginia Beach and beyond

January 25, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — The Winter Wildlife Festival this weekend will feature a number of exhibitions and activities for families and outdoors lovers

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Agriculture: 2015 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau resolutions

November 2, 2015 The Independent News

BY THE VIRGINIA BEACH FARM BUREAU Ed. — The following is a summary of Virginia Beach County Farm Bureau 2015 Resolutions approved by producer

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