Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a round table discussion with local producers to listen to the producers concerns and answer their questions at 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 and 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. USDA Photo by Bob Nichols.
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