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The Basket on Maria's Counter

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Every Saturday morning, Maria Gutierrez sets a basket of fresh vegetables on her kitchen counter in Salinas, California. Tomatoes, peppers, cilantro — the first pickings...

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Deuteronomy 26:1-11

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