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Flavor 1st welcomes its most famous visitor

Kirby Johnson, right, hosted apple farmer Kenny Barnwell (left) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a July 27 visit that showcased the USDA's Farmers to Families Food Box Program. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]

By Natasha Townsend, Special to the Lightning, Published: August 23, 2020

MILLS RIVER — Kirby Johnson was planting green beans on his 550-acre farm in May when he got a call from the state Agriculture Department about a new federal program to feed the needy. He plunged into the program immediately, earning a visit from the nation's top farm official last month.

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