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Farmers plant seeds of revolt over sprawl
| Author: |
Garcia, M. |
| Date: |
12/10/1999 |
| Periodical: |
The Christian Science Monitor Electronic Edition. |
| Link: |
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/11/26/text/p3s1.html
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| Abstract: |
For more than 20 years, counties from New York to Washington State have tried to save agricultural land from development. But so far, most programs have met with limited success. According to one survey, some 15 percent of American farmland was lost between 1982 and 1992. Now, many areas are responding with a raft of laws to curb the spread of mini-malls and megastores. The result is a new momentum to protect not only open space, but farmland specifically. |
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