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The twelve letters were widely read and reprinted throughout the Thirteen Colonies, and were important in uniting the colonists against the Townshend Acts in the run-up to the American Revolution. According to many historians, the impact of the Letters on the colonies was unmatched until the publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense in 1776. [1]
Letters from an American Farmer is a series of letters written by French American writer J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, first published in 1782.The considerably longer title under which it was originally published is Letters from an American Farmer; Describing Certain Provincial Situations, Manners, and Customs not Generally Known; and Conveying Some Idea of the Late and Present Interior ...
Community-supported agriculture (CSA model) or cropsharing is a system that connects producers and consumers within the food system closer by allowing the consumer to subscribe to the harvest of a certain farm or group of farms.
Let resident farmers farm without government interference Thank you for publishing Brian Reisinger’s thoughtful Sept. 15 guest essay on the disappearance of 45,000 small farms a year.
Integrating agriculture into neighborhoods also allows for communities to supply themselves with locally produced food. Real estate developers may find that introducing agriculture to their planned communities has a lower initial cost than typically offered amenities such as golf courses or swimming pools, and sets the development apart from ...
A selection of letters to the editor for Sunday, Aug. 4. Thanks from a grateful neighborhood and, yes, utility pole. To the editor:
Longtime resident who is leaving Canton will miss the beautiful, safe neighborhood full of activities for the good, friendly people who live there. Letter to the editor: Resident will miss ...
Urban farming serves as one type of green space in urban areas, it has a positive impact on the air quality in the surrounding area. A case study conducted on a rooftop farm shows the PM2.5 concentration in the urban farming area is 7–33% lower than the surrounding parts without green spaces in a city. [128]