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alternative pharmaceutical companies in the US and abroad;
Last year the world herbal medicine market was $20 billion, and the US market amounted to $4 billion;
Eighty percent of the world’s population uses medicinal herbs in health care;
A pound of some medicinal species is worth hundreds of dollars;
An acre can yield 10,000 pounds of some species of medicinal plants; •
The preservation of Rappahannock as a rural community is highly dependent upon the viability of its farms.
As they too often say, “You do the math.”
A filled-to-capacity Ki Theatre gave evidence of local interest in UpS’ objectives, and provided additional support for the contention that Rappahannock is different.
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