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And businesses from Australian wine makers to Norwegian salmon farmers have been frozen out of the massive China market in recent years when their governments fell foul of Beijing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Did Daylight Saving Time start because of farmers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Direct-sow fast growers like cucumbers, squash, carrots, and beets outdoors.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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New York and Illinois are two others and, overall, slow- or no-growth states tend to be politically blue, while the big gainers, such as Texas, Florida and the fastest grower, South Carolina, lean to the right.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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Handmade Fir Wood Planter Box Garden like a pro this spring with this classic planter that’s perfect for climbing vines and seasonal veggies.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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Breeder-educator James Loud brings yet another angle, centering on genetics literacy, breeder certification and transparent breeding practices that appeal to both hobbyists and more experienced cultivators.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Dec. 2025
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Amy Wessner, a Mountain View resident, bought fresh vegetables from Swank Farms, a cultivator from Hollister.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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Native to Southeast Asia, camellias first made their way to California during the Gold Rush, when agriculturist James Lloyd Lafayette Franklin Warren brought seeds from Boston.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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Coming from the Orinoco Basin in South America, groups of agriculturalists settled in villages in the western and eastern parts of the Caribbean, speaking languages derived from the language family known as Arawakan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tom Lester played Eb Dawson, the Douglases' sarcastic young farmhand.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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The film centers on Westley (Cary Elwes), a farmhand who goes on a noble quest to rescue his beloved Buttercup (Robin Wright) from the clutches of the loathsome Prince Humperdink (Chris Sarandon), to whom she's unhappily betrothed.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is the case the company Kara Water is making for putting an atmospheric water harvester in your kitchen, one of the first companies in the retail space.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even if, by the end of the tune, the plowman who sings it has lost his farm, and Bessie’s missing and presumably buried on it somewhere.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Granger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granger. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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