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Anthony Flaccavento, a Virginia farmer, tells the story of how he and others in his tobacco country area have become organic farmers of food, thanks in part to a government grant. He tells his story in Sunday’s Washington Post in a letter titled, “Hurting a Small Farm Near You.” His few short paragraphs sums up the farm bill issues rather nicely. If you still aren’t sure why the farm bill matters, you might give it a read.