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The Kingsley Plantation
The story of Kingsley Plantation is fascinating, and when you factor in the life’s journey of the landowner’s wife, it makes this one of the…
A Florida Strawberry Festival
In the 1930’s, citizens of Plant City, Florida began a strawberry festival. The annual event continues today. Although it’s mostly concerts and amusement rides, it…
A High Value Crop Grown Right in the Middle of Town
Imagine attempting to grow a high value crop in the middle of one of America’s largest cities. That’s exactly what happens here….
The Secret to Growing Great Strawberries
What does it take to grow great strawberries? A good railroad of course. That’s one of the reasons many of the strawberries you eat come…
Farming a Different Way
In agriculture there is sometimes infighting between groups that support organic or conventional production methods. The two do not have to be mutually exclusive and…
Biological Farming
Farmers are always looking for ways to do more with less. Gary Zimmer may just be the man who can best help them do just…
Senator, Do You Have No Decency?
Joseph Welch said what many Americans were thinking. During a US Senate hearing on June 9th, 1954 he said, “Senator, have you no sense of…
An Up and Coming Senator
This Wisconsin senator was a rising star in the state; a man who made history by becoming one of the youngest judges in history and…
Arivaca Boys Ranch
The Bible’s parable of the prodigal son shares the story of a wayward son that comes home to a father that has every right to…
Attending a Civil War Reunion
75 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the veterans of the Civil War were still coming here for reunions……