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Local growing season picks up after cool start

JANIS MCWAYNE OF Foggy Meadow Produce is a Benson vegetable farmer involved in the Middlebury
Farmers Market. She said the year-round market is starting to see more produce come in as the season
unfolds.
Independent photo/Steve James
June 26, 2025
Farmers around Addison County say they’ve seen a cooler, slower start to this year’s growing season, with rainy weather posing some challenges and affecting some crops.
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