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Clinton farmer Phil Miller is one of many growers in southern Prince George's County facing a problem he hopes the state can solve.
During a special visit by Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Buddy Hance to the Miller Farm in Clinton April 15, Miller told the secretary that when chain grocery stores label fruit or vegetables grown in California or Louisiana as "local," homegrown businesses like his suffer.
Hance spent the morning at Miller Farm as part of Gov. Martin O'Malley's "Capital for a Day" initiative, in which state lawmakers spend a day in a different municipality each month. Capitol Heights was selected as the location for the April 15 event, but because that town isn't engaged in agriculture, Hance made the trip several miles south to Clinton.
Agriculture secretary becomes Clinton farmer for a day
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