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Two Amagansett Farms Are Innovating Their Labor Force In Light of COVID-19

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Hannah Flood and Allie Gressler at Amber Waves Farm.

Hannah Flood and Allie Gressler at Amber Waves Farm.

Amanda Merrow at Amber Waves Farm.

Amanda Merrow at Amber Waves Farm.

Laura Rose Dailey at Amber Waves Farm.

Laura Rose Dailey at Amber Waves Farm.

Nick Collins, Hannah Flood and Arielle Gardner at Amber Waves Farm.

Nick Collins, Hannah Flood and Arielle Gardner at Amber Waves Farm.

Layton Guenther, the director of Quail Hill Farm.

Layton Guenther, the director of Quail Hill Farm.

authorAlexandra Talty on Apr 29, 2020
Across industries, the coronavirus pandemic is upending the normal. And as distribution systems struggle to catch up (hello, toilet paper), there’s been one sector hit particularly hard: agriculture. Although food... more

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