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Farmer John: Author and farmer looks back at the legacy of black farmers — and ahead toward a better future

May 2, 2019 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON RICHMOND — Leah Penniman is a bright light with lots to say, and we need to hear her messages about farming, society,

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Farmer John: Hard-working honeybees need a helping hand

April 30, 2019 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — All hail the mighty, tiny, flying teddy bear of the insect world – the honey bee. I love them

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Farmer John: On awareness and becoming Jefferson’s people

January 1, 2019 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Don’t worry, political junkies, the space between elections seems to be getting shorter. Those who live for this should just

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Farmer John: An agriculture economy on our scale

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — Pop quiz: Which of the following terms does not fit with the others? GDP, trade wars, tariffs, short-term profit calculations,

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Farmer John: Benefits of a beloved fowl mean it might just be time for a chicken in every Virginia Beach yard

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — Why did the chicken cross the road?  To rule the world, of course.  There are some 20 billion chickens

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Farmer John: I learned to love the land, what it gives us — and sustaining it

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I can still remember the smells of my first garden back home in small town Indiana. I walked into the garden,

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Farmer John: Sustainable farming practices help prevent erosion

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 The Independent News

“A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself” — Franklin D. Roosevelt “Civilization itself rests upon the soil” — Thomas Jefferson. BY J.D. WILSON

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Farmer John: With biochar, looking at past practices for better soil today

December 24, 2017December 24, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Imagine being in the paradise state, inside a condo on a beautiful day. I was there, in Hawaii, back when

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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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