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Smoking is Out, Eating is In

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013
  • By John Gregory
The World

Some Kentucky tobacco farmers are anticipating the inevitable decline of the state’s ubiquitous crop and are turning to other forms of farming such as organic vegetable production. John Gregory reports on the delectable success that a pilot program is yielding in the bluegrass state.

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