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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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Sarah emphasizes that Cattle Run Farm’s story is one of resilience, scale, diversification, and fortitude to keep farming and reaching towards sustainability and empowering others. Like many multi-generational family farms, sustainability, resilience, and viability are forged out of necessity.

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