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We live in a natural abundance. If you can see it, you can plant it, and grow its potential!
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Lancaster, B. (2016). Planting Abundance: Alternative Water Sources for Urban Farms. In: Brown, S., McIvor, K., Hodges Snyder, E. (eds) Sowing Seeds in the City. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7453-6_5
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