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Central Valley Agriculture

What California farms really look like.

Photo Essay by Scott Squire
Wed February 18, 2009 3:09 PM PST

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 Images from the book Edges of Bounty: Adventures in the Edible Valley (2008, Heyday Books).

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      Sure looks like small farming to me...

      Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 1, 2009 - 1:05pm.

      That photo essay does not look like industrial ag to me. What is the point of your title? Also - please deal with the spam. and you f'ing captcha thing doesn't come on till after I hit submit!!!

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