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Farming's High Times

(Vic Valbuena Bareng)

Andrew "FoFo" Gilich for mayor!

Francis Lam's tales of the South

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Elena Green, 3, helps her mother buy berries at the Westmoreland Berry Farm stand at the Arlington Farmers' Market in Arlington, Virginia in this picture taken June 28, 2008. While price hikes are rippling through farmers' markets across the United States, they are doing little to deter shoppers looking for local produce. Picture taken June 28. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) To match feature FOOD-USA/FARMERSMARKET (Â© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)

Why the dying Gulf oysters matter

Hosea Wilson loads shrimp from their catch into a basket, Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Venice Marina in Venice, La. NOAA has restricted commercial and recreational fishing in oil-affected portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Their boat has been recruited to aid with the oil spill clean up efforts. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (AP)

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and John W. Boyd, Jr.

Justice for black farmers on hold

America's dirty food jobs

A student in Alissa J. Novoselick's class

Alissa Novoselick

Christopher Leonard

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