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Inside a 100-year-old former YMCA, researchers from Virginia State University are discovering which techniques for indoor farms work best in an urban environment—and hoping to help reduce the problem of food deserts in American cities.
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Most Virginians take the winter off from gardening, but cold months are a great time to test your soil, said Chris Mullins, a Virginia Cooperative Extension greenhouse specialist at Virginia State University.
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Fresh sweet potatoes are showing up at Virginia farmers’ markets and local food outlets, but it’s too soon to tell whether some Virginia growers will have a good year, according to Clifton Slade, Virginia Cooperative Extension vegetable and produce specialist for the Small Farm Outreach Program at Virginia State University.
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Senate Democrats are pushing the Trump Department of Education to reverse its decision from last fall to halt federal funding for the bulk of our federally-defined minority-serving institutions.
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Republican Party gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears ducked out of a Sept. 16 debate sponsored by AARP Virginia, citing a scheduling conflict.
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The newest face on Waynesboro School Board is Nigel Stewart, who hopes his new position will become a stepping stone into local politics.
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The Petersburg Post Office is now called the John Mercer Langston Post Office Building after President Joe Biden signed the legislation.
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The Blue Ridge Parkway has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, one of 19 new sites named this week.
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The U.S. Senate passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s H.R. 7385 to rename the Petersburg Post Office for John Mercer Langston.
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Mary Baldwin University in Staunton is facing significant financial challenges, leading the school to take dramatic cost-cutting measures.
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