Firmly Rooted

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Denise O'Brien and Larry Harris, unique individuals who chose to remain in their place of birth to be organic farmers. The Harris/O'Brien partnership has lived by the philosophy that "the personal is political", a feminist movement phrase from the 1970s.

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About Denise OBrien

Long time food and farm advocate for a just world.

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