Native Harvest for a Modern World ENCORE

Published: Nov. 17, 2012, 4:11 p.m.

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For centuries, the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico lived entirely off their land.\\xa0 Sustainable agriculture was a way of life, but U.S. federal policies helped put an end to that. Food wasn\\u2019t grown at the pueblos; it was trucked in. Traditional farming gave way to government subsidies and obesity rates soared. But recently, a surprising agricultural renaissance has taken root across the pueblos. On this edition, Making Contact\\u2019s Rita Daniels takes us to the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico to share a story of rebirth and renewal.

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