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From the kitchen table to the boardroom table, the USDA brings people together across the nation for: healthier food, natural resources and people; a stronger agricultural industry; and economic growth, jobs and innovation. Each Friday, meet those farmers, producers and landowners through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories. Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where USDA customers and partners do right and feed everyone.
Like many operators of small- and mid-sized family farms, Hillary and Diane Dean had a vision, they just needed some help to get things started.
With help from a microloan, the two were able to grow a boutique winery and vineyard in Caddo, Oklahoma, growing several grape varieties and 15 types of wine. And to think, what started with a homemade peach wine has grown into a 15,000-bottle-per-year operation.
Click here to read the interactive, multimedia #FridaysOnTheFarm story.
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