Urban Farmer

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Derek Roller gathers basil into bunches at his home in Iowa City on Monday, September 24, 2007. Roller sells his vegetables and herbs to local restaurants and at the farmers' market.

Harvest

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Soybeans from Pete Drahos' crop drop from the auger into the bin of the combine on Thursday, September 20, 2007, west of Cedar Rapids. Drahos of Fairfax said the weather this year has been just right for his crop.

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Pete Drahos of Fairfax harvests soybeans on a plot of land he rents west of Cedar Rapids on Thursday, September 20, 2007.v

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Don Stallman of Cedar Rapids unloads soybeans from the back of the wagon into the auger for storage in Pete Drahos' silo west of Cedar Rapids on Thursday, September 20, 2007. Although Stallman is retired, he helps local farmers, including Drahos, of Fairfax, during the harvest season.