Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visits Blue Ridge Produce in Elkwood, VA on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Blue Ridge Produce is a local food hub aggregating Virginia-grown fruits and vegetables for sale to wholesale customers in the Capitol region. Blue Ridge strives to build a value-based relationship with Virginia growers of all sizes by handling the marketing and logistics to get their produce from farm to customer. (L to R Blue Ridge Produce Jim Epstein, Blue Ridge Produce Mark Seale, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack).  USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.
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