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Photo Essay: A Cooperative Farm’s Long Path to Liberation for Farmworkers

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Torres had been a city boy, raised in Guadalajara, and he was the son of a construction worker. And after the group had fixed the farm up, putting up a greenhouse, and breathed new life into its rows of red raspberries, the owner wanted it back. ” Center: Ramon Torres prunes blueberry bushes at the Tierra y Libertad cooperative.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

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With instructions on how to choose the heartiest cultivars, “harden” them for winter, and outfit a greenhouse to keep vegetables just warm enough without using massive amounts of energy, The Winter Market Gardener makes a strong case for winter growing.

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