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      <title>A Colorado Farm Helps Refugee Kids Put Down Roots In A New Home</title>
      <description>In exchange for working on a farm, the kids get fresh, healthy produce to take home. They also get a way to break through the isolation refugees often face in a new country.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/20/494620296/a-colorado-farm-helps-refugee-kids-put-down-roots-in-a-new-home</link>
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      <dc:creator>Megan Verlee</dc:creator>
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