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Transforming THE LAND

PHOTOS BY LORI RICE

In rural Hanford, California, there sits a bright green plot of land where chickens peck, goats graze and pigs root. It stands out because on all sides it is surrounded by expansive views of dry, dusty soil, a site that is familiar in California’s Central Valley. It’s difficult to believe that this green plot of land once looked like that, too.

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