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  • A view in October from one of the microfarms on Mansfield’s north side.

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  • Amanda Stanfield

    Amanda Stanfield washes carrots on Saturday morning at her family’s GrowFourth farm at the corner of West Fourth Street and Rowland Avenue in Mansfield.

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  • Justin Ocheltree is the agriculture expert for the North End Community Improvement Collaborative.

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    Justin Ocheltree checks on peppers ready for harvest at the NECIC microfarm on Bowman Street on Saturday morning.

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  • Walter Bonham is one of the leaders of the NECIC urban microfarm on Bowman Street in Mansfield.

City editor. 30-year plus journalist. Husband. Father of 3 grown sons and also a proud grandpa. Prior military journalist in U.S. Navy, Ohio Air National Guard. -- Favorite quote: "Where were you when...