Bob McClendon Grows Organic Veggies for Patients at Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Nikki Buchanan September 14, 2012 7:30AM

If you think the whole organic food movement is a lot of hooey, I have news for you. The Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear doesn't. In fact, this progressive facility so believes in the healing power of fresh, pesticide-free, nutrient-rich food that it's enlisted local organic farmer Bob McClendon of McClendon's Select to grow organic vegetables for its cancer patients and staff members.

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Nikki Buchanan