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src="http://chrisgilligan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Screen-Shot-2011-12-24-at-2.13.41-PM.png" width="240" /></p><p>Joe Naturals Farm Store Cafe is a <a
href="http://joenaturals.com/about-joe/">&#8220;farm to table&#8221; cafe and natural foods store</a> located in historic Leiper&#8217;s Fork, near Franklin, TN. The owners contacted me through a fellow farmer with whom I have worked on several web projects.</p><div
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href="http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/#utm_source=wpadmin&amp;utm_medium=plugin&amp;utm_campaign=wpseoplugin">WordPress SEO</a> for simple and effective search engine optimization</li><li><a
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