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Shade's Farm

Outdoor Arts & Craft Event at Black Dog Coffee, Saturday, September 12

September 1, 2020 By Staff Contributor

sign for the Black Dog Coffee company.

Looking to enjoy some fresh air? Stop by The Black Dog Coffee Company at 8001 Charles Town Road in Shenandoah Junction on Saturday, September 12 from 11am to 5pm for an outdoor “Makers Market.”

Category: Community
Tags: Black Dog Coffee, C+G Jerk Authentic Jamaican Chicken, Draklin Glass, Fundraiser, homelessness, Shade's Farm, Wild Rose Soap Company

Shade’s Farm is all About the Bees, and Beyond

November 9, 2019 By Staff Contributor

After completing his master’s from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 2011, Curt Shade returned home and started “farming for the market” as a new income for the family farm.

Category: Community
Tags: bees, compost, Curt Shade, local business, pollinators, Shade's Farm, Shepherdstown Farmers Market, Tonic Herb Shop

Whose Bees Are These?

June 1, 2016 By Victoria Kidd

Consider this: every third bite of food you take, a bee is responsible for it. The reasons are pretty cut and dry. Almost every crop grown for its fruits, nuts, seeds, fiber, and hay require insect pollination. And without a doubt, the undefeated world champions of pollination are bees.

Category: Economy & Environment
Tags: agriculture, Colony Collapse Disorder, Eastern Panhandle Beekeepers Association, pollinators, Shade's Farm

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