Thomas Jefferson, founding father and author of the Declaration of Independence, would have been right at home at our farmers’ market. In his garden at Monticello in Virginia, he grew more than 250 varieties of vegetables and 170 varieties of fruit. Long before Michael Pollan came up with the mantra Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants, Jefferson was writing about eating little animal food, and was especially keen on peas. With the July 4th weekend approaching, why not take a leaf out of J...
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