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A Farming Renaissance in Puerto Rico, Inspirato magazine, Winter 2019

A Farming Renaissance in Puerto Rico, Inspirato magazine, Winter 2019

by Michael Shapiro | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog, Food, Interviews, Stories, Travel

Last September, a year after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, I was sent to the island to report a story about how some farmers were shifting from export crops to growing food for local people. I met some savvy, organic, badass farmers,...
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