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Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence. In a farmers’ market, we find _______________.

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Discuss the following with your partner and complete the following sentence.

In a farmers’ market, we find _______________.

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In a farmers’ market, we find seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc.

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Chapter 1.3: The Call of the Soil - Ice Breakers [Page 25]

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Chapter 1.3 The Call of the Soil
Ice Breakers | Q 1. (b) | Page 25

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