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CARBONDALE, IL (WSIL) -- The Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery is once again holding its farm crawl. People can tour local farms and feel good about giving back. 

NEW YORK (AP) � For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of poorer neighborhoods, as well as improving their health. Those efforts gained momentum during the pandemic as worries about food insecurity grew. Areas with little access to healthy, fresh food tend to have high rates of diabetes