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Growing a Greener World
The Spark in Sparta
Season 12
Episode 1203
This tiny Georgia town was one of many that never fully recovered after the boll weevil decimated the cotton industry in the South. But the future is looking brighter after one couple provided an unlikely spark, and accidentally started an urban farming revolution smack in the middle of downtown… from front yard gardens to a mushroom-growing warehouse.
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