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Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96

An indefatigable gardener, she was one of the first nutritionists to emphasize the connections between farming practices and consumers’ health.

© Mick Hales for The New York Times

Joan Dye Gussow in her vegetable garden on the banks of the Hudson River in 2001. She began growing backyard produce in the 1960s, initially as a way to cut costs and then as a way of life.
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