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Agriculture

The Southwest Farm Fresh Cooperative

KSJD

Published November 10, 2015 at 10:28 AM MST

"Yolanda", the Southwest Farm Fresh Cooperative's refridgerated delivery truck

In this episode of the Big Fat Farm Show, KSJD's Sarah Syverson talks with Ole Bye, Manager of the Southwest Farm Fresh Cooperative, and their board president Kim Lindgren about how the Cooperative provides local produce to restaurants, schools, and businesses across the region, and how the cooperative model benefits small farmers.

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