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Ben Epperson, Coordinator of Beardsley Community Farm, discusses some issues of local food resources based on the memoir Animal, vegetable, miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. "Animal, vegetable, miracle is an important story for all of us," says Epperson, "especially here in East Tennessee where our growing season can last up to 10 months." (Recorded July 15, 2009)

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Ben Epperson, Coordinator of Beardsley Community Farm, discusses some issues of local food resources based on the memoir Animal, vegetable, miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. "Animal, vegetable, miracle is an important story for all of us," says...

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