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  2. Virginia wine - Wikipedia

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    As Virginia-labeled wines are regulated that the majority percentage of the grapes used in wine production must be grown in Virginia, and since the state does not produce enough grapes to support its wineries, the price of these grapes continues to go up, making Virginia state wines noncompetitive with states like Oregon, Washington or California.

  3. Tobacco in the American colonies - Wikipedia

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    In Virginia, the rough climate made it difficult for the colonists to produce crops that were necessary for survival. Due to this difficulty, the colonists lacked a source of income and food. [ 8 ] The colonists of Virginia began to grow tobacco.

  4. Tobacco colonies - Wikipedia

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    With no crops, they lacked an income and a food supply, so the colonists took the opportunity to begin growing tobacco. The Virginia climate and land structure was perfect for tobacco plantations. As Virginia tobacco rapidly gained popularity abroad, it became more difficult to encourage the production of diverse crops or other commodities in ...

  5. List of U.S. state foods - Wikipedia

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    State Food type Food name Image Year & citation Alabama: State cookie Yellowhammer cookie: 2023 [1]: State nut: Pecan: 1982 [2]: State fruit: Blackberry: 2004 [3]: State tree fruit

  6. Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    These groups continued to produce hard spirits in imported stills, or stills based on Old World designs, in retaliation against the unpopular economic controls introduced by Parliament. [42] Benjamin Franklin promoted growing Vitis labrusca grapes for wine production in protest of the taxation of Madeira imports.

  7. Native plants more at upcoming Mountain Maryland Festival - AOL

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    GARRETT COUNTY, MD ― Celebrate the critical connection between native plants, people and wildlife at the ninth annual Mountain Maryland Native Plant Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11 at New ...

  8. Economy of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia, with a GDP of $712.9 billion, ranked as the 13th largest state in terms of GDP among the 50 states of the United States. Virginia's economy is larger than countries such as Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, and Norway. Virginia is also among the wealthiest states in the US, boasting a GDP per capita of $81,794, which ranks 19th as of 2023.

  9. Can a 'prescription' for free fruits and vegetables improve ...

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    A study last year estimated that if 6.5 million adults with diabetes and food insecurity were given produce prescriptions for an average of 25 years, that would prevent nearly 300,000 incidents of ...