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By David Mercer
The Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tristesse Jones probably never will drive a tractor or guide a combine through rows of soybeans at harvest time.
There isn’t a farm within miles of where she grew up on Chicago’s west side, but she’s set to graduate with a [...]

By Debra Smith, Herald Writer
SNOHOMISH, WA — In a small town known for its antiques, quaint Victorian homes and historic downtown, the Farm is an anomaly.
It’s just outside Snohomish city limits, wedged between a business that rents backhoes and a veterinary clinic.
It’s not a farm in any conventional sense. No wheat or corn or potatoes are [...]