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Julia Shanks founded Julia Shanks Food Consulting. She emails, “The bulk of my work is helping farmers and other food entrepreneurs obtain financing to grow their businesses. My big news is I published The Farmer’s Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to Enjoying Your CSA & Farmers’ Market Foods; Michelle Obama cited it as a reference in her book, American Grown. But most gratifying is my garden—I grow veggies in my tiny Cambridge, Mass., backyard nine months of the year.”