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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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Agriculture: Efforts continue to connect veterans, Virginia farmers to build food security, opportunity

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE A gathering called American Farmer tonight in Hampton will benefit the Virginia chapter of the Farmer Veteran Coalition, which aims to

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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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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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Essay: Making things grow in a Virginia Beach community garden

September 7, 2017 The Independent News

BY DENISE FINKBEINER HOLDEN VIRGINIA BEACH — I’m no farmer, but I can get stuff to grow. Whether I can get family to eat

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