We grabbed a stellar meatloaf sandwich and succulent California vegetable salads at Bell Street Farm, a farm-to-table market that Dru had recommended.

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In addition to imposing huge fines, technocrats have been resorting to unusual tactics, such as buying vegetable stands in Beijing, eliminating road tolls for trucks carrying farm produce, and flooding markets with strawberries discharged from state reserves.

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Dean Norton, president of New York's Farm Bureau and a dairy farmer in Genesee County, said fruit and vegetable growers as well as dairy farmers have been suffering from a shortage of labor.

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Busy and smart, yet relaxed, the open kitchen churns out seafood, meat and vegetable dishes made with local ingredients, the majority of which come straight from chef Caracol's farm.

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