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America's Heartland
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Season 1
Episode 11
Smoking is at an all-time low in our country— what are tobacco farmers producing instead? Visit old barns as they bring back the simple life in the heartland. Leafy spurge is invading farms around America, and nature’s offering a surprising solution. See what a couple discovered during a vacation to Florida! Artist John Cerney is inspired by Ca’s fertile Salinas Valley and beyond.
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Sweet potatoes become popular vodka. “Sassy” cows help create special cheese and ice cream.
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Cactus farm finds success. Georgia peanut harvest. “Mule Days” draws fans of the farm animal.
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“Big Apple” harvest in New York. Ohio family sells crops overseas. Tasty new carrot soup recipe.
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U.S. winter “salad bowl.” Florida farmers feed the hungry. Montana growers raise gluten-free crops.
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Rice farmer sells directly to consumers. Virginia corn grower reaps nation’s largest harvest.