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Holsinger Homeplace Farms: A Soil for Water Case Study

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Holsinger Homeplace Farms: A Soil for Water Case Study Buck and AJ Holsinger Rockingham County, Virginia Holsinger Homeplace Farms is a family farm in Rockingham County in the central Shenandoah Valley. Buck and Amanda (AJ) Holsinger and their children are the tenth and eleventh generations to live on the farm.

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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

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Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Pasture-raised”?

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Soil for Water Video Case Studies

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The project aimed to highlight distinct and diverse farms of Virginia’s agricultural community through a narrative inquiry framework. This project material is based upon work that is funded and supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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