Environment

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Community Farming

Imagine a farm built by Willy Wonka. Blades of grass curl up between your toes tickling your feet as you walk barefoot. Chiming bamboo dances in the breeze.
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Is Your Mouth The Cause?

I am speaking of the vile waste which comes out of our mouths. You ever think these words are pure hot air and that is what is heating up our planet? 
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Let Land Be Land

This year’s ballot will have another Public Lands Acquisition Referendum. How about we put land aside for observation, conservation, and preservation?
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Florida wildflowers we are adding to “Here on the Farm”

In our continuous quest to enhance the natural beauty and sustainability of our farm, we've recently decided on an exciting initiative.
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Sustainability! Who’s in?

"Who wants to learn how to grow their own food, given the plants to grow their own food and then eat the food grown by their own plants?
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The News

Servants of Democracy

At his swearing in, the newly elected Mayor of Groveland Keith Keogh made two points quite clear – 1. citizens are the leaders and 2. elected officials are the servants to the citizens. I cannot agree more with him.  Once a year in selected municipalities and every two years in our state and federal jurisdictions,…
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Freedoms Are Not Free

What is the most despised word in April?  Taxes!  In fact, have you ever met anyone who speaks positively about them? We loathe paying them. We attempt to get out of paying them at every turn. We hire lawyers and tax accountants to shield us from them. We argue “Why pay taxes, we live in a…
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Welcome to spring on the Farm

Spring is by far the best time to be on a farm. Everything is alive! Flowers open right in front of your eyes, creaking bamboo grows right in front of you, mulberries ripen as you walk by them.
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