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Happy 4th from the Saturday Harvest 🌾
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Happy 4th of July! Despite the events of the first half of 2020, we hope you can still celebrate the 4th and stay safe. Read on for a look at what happened in the last week.

The Guardian | By Lewis Kendall


The Counter | by H. Claire Brown


Civil Eats | by Lisa Held


Foul-smelling chicken farm has residents frustrated in north St. Louis

KMOV

‘Carbon Farming’ could make US agriculture truly green

Wired

U.S. meatpacking plant workers mourn coworkers killed by COVID-19

CGTN

Farm workers in California strike after learning dozens have virus

CBS Sacramento

Doctors file complaint with public health director demanding slaughterhouse closures

Plant Based News


Photo by Darrell Hoemann, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

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