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Column: A (wild) strawberry season is upon us, Virginia Beach

June 4, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 26, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — I recently bit into a fruit I hadn’t tasted

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Agriculture Back Bay Creeds Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: It’s been a bountiful year for Virginia Beach strawberries, some growers say, even in June

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 28, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — It’s been a long, sweet strawberry season, with very succulent berries

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: There may be no festival, but the strawberry season has been strong in Virginia Beach

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 14, print edition. BY GLEN MASON BACK BAY — The Pungo Strawberry Festival in Virginia Beach is a destination event

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Food & Drink Pungo Schools Virginia Beach

Column: We took a field trip to a Virginia Beach farm, where we met animals and picked berries

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 14, print edition. BY GRACE POCTA BACK BAY — It was a day just like any other day, just

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Agriculture Chesapeake Food & Drink Government Health & Fitness Pungo Schools Virginia Beach

Connecting Chesapeake, Virginia Beach students to local farming with a story about strawberries

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, March 19, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Farmers, gardeners and representatives from several local agenices read to

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Agriculture Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Pungo Strawberry Festival canceled for 2023, faces uncertainty about whether and where it may return

February 7, 2023February 8, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — This story was updated on Wednesday, Feb. 8, with the official statement from the Pungo Strawberry Board and information from a letter

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Agriculture Back Bay Food & Drink Virginia Beach

Column: Sharing pie and recipes are great uses of Virginia Beach strawberries

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, June 5, print edition. PUNGO — Patsy Meiggs talks about her cooking almost as if it’s a passing fancy, not a

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Estimated economic impact of farming industry in Virginia Beach is on the rise

May 28, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 22, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Agriculture, the third-largest industry in Virginia Beach, showed overall significant

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Where you can pick or buy Virginia Beach strawberries

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — Strawberry season is here. The following is a list of Virginia Beach you-pick and pre-pick berry farms and markets.  We

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Creeds Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: Farmers in Virginia Beach are still at work in the cold days of winter

February 7, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Jan. 16, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — The fields are fallow, grasses are brown and cold-burned, and

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