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Column: Companion planting is fashionable but has deep roots in American history

March 3, 2024April 6, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, March 3, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — I hear a lot of talk about companion planting

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Farmer John: Go into establishing your own flock of chickens with a gameplan

April 25, 2021 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Chickens are fun, relatively easy to care for and provide eggs. They don’t bark, they don’t bite, and you don’t

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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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