'Getting this Farm Bill through': Black farmers' roundtable cultivates local input
Rep. Abigail Spanberger met last week in Orange County with producers from around the state as Farm Bill negotiations stretch into a second year.
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger met last week in Orange County with producers from around the state as Farm Bill negotiations stretch into a second year.
The goal is to build a community of people descended from the enslaved in Amelia, "so that folks can actively participate in their repair or that healing that comes along with land-based reparations," Chavis said. Central Virginia Agrarian Commons is seeking a conservation easement that would prevent commercial development of the acreage.
The goal is to build a community of people descended from the enslaved in Amelia, "so that folks can actively participate in their repair or that healing that comes along with land-based reparations," Chavis said. Central Virginia Agrarian Commons is seeking a conservation easement that would prevent commercial development of the acreage.
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