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Originally Posted by Roody
One figure that impressed me was from National Geographic. Suposedly, the city of Burlington, VT gets seven per cent of it's food supply from 100 acres of reclaimed land near a former city dump. That is simply amazing--especially in a region wih a very short growing season.

If anybody from that area knows more details, I'd appreciate hearing about it.
Roody,

I've lived in the Burlinton, VT area for the better part of nearly twenty years... that area is called the 'Intervale'... www.intervale.org
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