Most of the broccoli grown in the U.S. comes from the West Coast and, in many cases, has a long way to travel to the supermarket. As NPR reported this week, a group of farmers, the USDA and a consortium of universities have joined together to launch “The East Coast Broccoli Project,” an effort to make broccoli a fresh, local crop on the East Coast.

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/139220009/eastern-u-s-farmers-hope-to-break-into-broccoli-business

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