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Shoua Yang (left) and his daughter, Jennifer Yang, of Stockton’s
M & S Produce unload watermelons at the Micro Farmer Crop Buyback
Program on July 16 at the Sacramento Cultural and Linguistic
Center.
Volunteer Lola Quasebarth, who works for California FarmLink,
organizes bags of produce.
A volunteer handles bell peppers and eggplants that will be
distributed to families who are experiencing food insecurity.
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