Most of the herbs grown at Deep Roots Ecostead occupy less than an acre of the nearly 10-acre farm. The…
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New USDA Rule Tests The Meaning of Regenerative Farming
A new federal rule promoted as a market-based boost for regenerative agriculture could eventually create premiums for some farmers growing…
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Former Leaf Farms Are Finding New Life in the Region
On a breezy Saturday at the Lebanon, Virginia, Farmers Market, the story of tobacco’s long decline did not begin in…
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A Look at Holistic Agriculture on the ARC&D Farm Tour
After visiting the Appalachian Producers Cooperative, where local livestock becomes packaged meat, Butterfield Farm brought our Farm Tour route back…
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Virginia Tech Secures $3.5M for New Composting Facility
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has committed nearly $8 million to something most people don’t think…
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