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buying the farm



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The Yakama Nation recently expressed interest in buying the farm — now a 1,600-acre company that supplies top grocery chains — seeing an opportunity to improve the community’s access to healthy produce.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

Before buying the farm, the family watched YouTube videos of Tropical Storm Irene’s devastation a decade ago.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

Meanwhile Plaid Cymru said the purpose of buying the farm remained unclear.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022

Two years ago, the Holiday Organization, a development company, proposed buying the farm to expand its adjacent Hamlet Golf and Country Club.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2011

I am in hopes of buying the farm and mill of Mours for a hundred thousand francs.

From A Start in Life by Katharine Prescott Wormeley


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