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“The securest guarantee of the long-term good health of both farmland and city is, I believe, locally produced food.”

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Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry, an American novelist born on August 5, 1934, is renowned for his profound descriptions of rural life and his critical views on modern industrial civilization. more

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