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From farm gate to the school plate and to the high-end restaurant menu, Sheila Dillon looks at the farmers' co-operative that is supplying quality organic produce from Essex.
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Betty MacDonald's comic novel about life during the Great Depression. During the worst of the Great Depression, Betty and her sisters must find cheap ways to have fun. Show more
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