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Published: August 25, 2008
Urban farms grow as cities seek safe, cheap food
By Heather Clark
ALBUQUERQUE , N.M. -- Dan Schuster breezes down the road in his green and yellow John Deere tractor, passing fast-food restaurants and strip malls on his way to work.

You might say Schuster is an urban farmer.

He does custom plowing for landowners in the Albuquerque area and manages Rio Grande Community Farms, a tax-dollar supported urban farm and education center.

Community gardening organizers...

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