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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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Farmer John: Strawberries are a treat worth seeking out in local fields or growing in your own home garden

May 16, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 8, print edition. BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — Nothing speaks of spring to me like a fresh strawberry. I’ve

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Creeds Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Strawberry season going strong — and variety awaits in Virginia Beach fields

May 16, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 8, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — Strawberry season is in full swing now, and local growers are

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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

Agriculture: Blackberries, a summertime treat, arrive in southern Virginia Beach

July 12, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, July 4, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — Sweet, succulent blackberries have been a constant in local summers for

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Agriculture Back Bay Creeds Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: Blueberries return to southern city, though not at longtime fixture

June 6, 2021June 25, 2021 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, June 6, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE VIRGINIA BEACH — It’s blueberry time in Pungo. Cullipher Farm Market

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You-pick pecans now available from the Market at Land of Promise Farms in Blackwater

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BLACKWATER — You-pick pecans are now available through the Market at Land of Promise Farms, which began selling fresh pork earlier

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

After initially announcing closure, Pungo Blueberries Etc. is open this summer for you-pick business

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — It was barely 7 a.m. on one recent humid, overcast morning, but already customers were in the orchard plucking

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