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Preparing Woodstoves for Winter

Preparing Woodstoves for Winter

With their rustic charm and reliable warmth, crackling woodstoves make spaces cozy during winter. But without proper care, woodstoves pose serious fire risks.

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Land Labs Convert Classrooms Into Farms

Land Labs Convert Classrooms Into Farms

On a typical day at Virginia’s school land labs, students are busy weighing pigs, growing vegetables, fixing fences and installing irrigation systems.

Springtime On The Farm

Springtime On The Farm

As the weather warms, spring produce ripens and people venture out to pick strawberries or visit farmers’ markets to buy locally grown herbs, spinach, asparagus and more.

Something For Everyone

Something For Everyone

At the annual Virginia Farm Festival, you can marvel over a fluffy alpaca; delight in an antique tractor show; and learn how garden crops grow.

Facing Mental Health Issues Head On

Facing Mental Health Issues Head On

It was during busy harvest season when John became increasingly agitated over a seemingly inconsequential personal matter. Negative emotions he’d buried years in the past were triggered unknowingly and came barreling back with frightening intensity.

Farmers For Prosperity

Farmers For Prosperity

Every night, more than 800 million people go to bed hungry, with the number of severely food-insecure people more than doubling from 135 million before COVID-19 to 345 million today, according to the World Food Program.

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