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Climate change will radically alter how poor countries pursue economic development—with ramifications for national development strategies, the field of global development, and the shape of international security.

1 of 27 Goats look out while being milked in the milking parlor at Linden Dale Farms on Herr Road in Strasburg Township Wednesday, April 14, 2021. BLAINE SHAHAN | Staff Photographer This sign is at the entrance to Linden Dale Farms on Herr Road in Strasburg Township Wednesday, April 14, 2021. BLAINE SHAHAN | Staff Photographer BLAINE SHAHAN | Staff Photographer Goats look out while being milked in the milking parlor at Linden Dale Farms on Herr Road in Strasburg Township...

With more than 5,100 farms throughout the county, Lancaster leads the commonwealth, representing about 10 percent of all PA farms, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 2017 Census of Agriculture (and the most recent statistics available). This is the first installment of an ongoing series with a focus on small independent farms and creative use of farmland. We hope it serves as a reminder that the food grown and raised in Lancaster County is both diverse and extraordinary and that th...