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In the heat of late spring in western Minnesota, insects buzz around and green sprouts push up from rich, dark soil. This means it’s go-time for farmers like Noreen Thomas. 

Thomas and her family produce vegetables, flowers, grains, eggs and seeds on Doubting Thomas farms near Moorhead. They sell to regional grocers, bakeries, and breweries as well as award-winning restaurants around the country. 

The farm also makes space for other producers raising honeybees, grazing cattle and harvesting herbs and Thomas mentors other women in agriculture. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini in front of a live audience at the Moorhead Public Library to talk about her journey into farming and her community-centered approach to agriculture. 

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Noreen Thomas and her family produce vegetables, flowers, grains, eggs and seeds near Moorhead. Doubting Thomas Farms also includes producers raising honeybees, grazing cattle and harvesting herbs. And Thomas mentors other women in agriculture. 

Farming is a community endeavor for this Moorhead-area producer

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