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Posted on: June 2, 2015

[ARCHIVED] Suwannee County farmer uses sustainable practices

Live Oak, FL, June 2, 2015 – In 2005, Scott and Billie Rooney bought the first 53 acres of their now 80-acre farm in Suwannee County, east of Live Oak. Ten years later, the Rooney farm is divided into six acres of four varieties of “Rabbiteye” U-pick blue

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