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'We eat what we raised': Jack Thompson, 98, remembers the cabbage ditches and strung beans of the Great Depression

Jack Thompson, a 98-year-old Avery County farmer, recalled growing up during the Great Depression when his family relied on vegetables they cultivated themselves, including cabbage and beans that were preserved for winter storage.

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