By some estimates, about a fifth of the nation’s energy supply is spent on producing food. Some farmers are trying to cut back on the coal and gas used in farming. Grant Gerlock from Here & Now contributor Harvest Public Media looks at a couple of ways farms are getting greener.
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- Grant Gerlock, reporter for Harvest Public Media. He tweets @ggerlock.
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