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Abby Wendle

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October 11, 2011

Kris Gosney and her husband were like most of their neighbors in northwestern Oklahoma: conventional farmers relying heavily on chemicals to produce their crops. But fifteen years ago, in an effort to weather a difficult economic moment in agriculture, they stumbled into organic farming. This discovery blossomed into a lifelong commitment to healthy soil, healthy crops, healthy livestock, and healthy people.

 

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