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Imagine a farm built by Willy Wonka. Blades of grass curl up between your toes tickling your feet as you walk barefoot. Chiming bamboo musically dances to the tunes of nature’s breeze. Rainbows grow out of the warm Earth like a raining Skittles commercial; worms soak in a bear claw bathtub and twin dragonflies buzz in unison visiting flowers poking up randomly.

A shiny peach reflects the sun. Soft to the touch, it falls into your hand. You bite and your chin drips with sweet stone fruit juice.  No washing. No worry. No pesticides. Organic is the farm, yet what does organic really mean? All nature. No chemicals. No Roundup. Crops are grown the way nature intended them to be.

Sweet almonds from flowers so potent they waft through the air as thick as taffy. Your senses explode with life. Nature is a chocolate factory on steroids. Welcome to Here On The Farm.

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Banks Helfrich

Candidate for Florida House,
District 25

As a native Floridian, I love this state. As a resident of South Lake County, I love farming and teaching sustainability to this community. As a Candidate for State House, I love finding solutions to the issues of our time.

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