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Agriculture

Big Fat Farm Show - March 18th, 2014

KSJD | By Tom Yoder

Published March 18, 2014 at 10:24 AM MDT

In this episode of the Big Fat Farm Show, host Sarah Syverson talks with Cindy Dvergsten of Arriola Sunshine Farm and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union about her work advancing farmer-friendly policy and business practices, how a local food distribution system could benefit producers, and why sheep and shepherds are more and more scarce in the Four Corners area.

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