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CHRIS RADCLIFFE
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023 Updated Jul 24, 2023

Tomatoes grown at AppHarvest's Richmond, Ky. farm (photo courtesy of AppHarvest)
CHRIS RADCLIFFE

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