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Farming Formerly Vacant Lots, Urban Ag Program Grows New Farmers and Fresh Produce for Food Deserts
By Bethany Knipp, originally published by Seedstock
November 11, 2016
Tags: building resilient food systems, food deserts, urban agriculture
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