Local farmers concerned about rising gas prices

SEATTLE - Seattle is the home of nearly a dozen community farmers' markets and some of those farmers travel up to 400 miles one way just to get here. Small farmers don't get into this business for the money, but as gas prices soar, so will their prices. Wade Bennett has been making and selling organic apple cider for 20 years. "We come to Seattle every weekend for three markets," he said ...

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