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Dawn Spears, left, and her grandson, Giizhig, 9, right, prepare tomatoes for planting Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at a farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Dawn Spears loads a cart full of tomato plants Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at her farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Comfry, a plant used in herbal remedies, grows Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at a farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Sowaniu Spears, from left, Tishominko Spears, Quinobeguin Spears Fulton and Giizhig Spears, play at their grandparents' farm Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Dawn Spears checks on her garden beds Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at her farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Dawn Spears holds heirloom seeds including, from left, Narragansett white flint corn, crookneck squash and succotash beans Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Dawn Spears wears a beaded earring resembling a strawberry Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at her farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Dawn Spears, center, reacts after finding a small trowel that her grandson, Giizhig, 9, left, was looking for as they prepare tomato plants Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at a farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Seeds sit in jars on a shelf Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at a farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Sowaniu Spears, 11, holds a bundle of Narragansett white flint corn Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at his grandparents' farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Sowaniu Spears, 11, runs toward a Wetu, a traditional Native American dwelling, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at his grandparents' farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Sowaniu Spears, 11, enters a Wetu, a traditional Native American dwelling, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at his grandparents' farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Quinobeguin Spears Fulton, 11, climbs a tree Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at his grandparents' farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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Dawn Spears, left, and her grandson, Giizhig, 9, right, prepare tomatoes for planting Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at a farm in Hopkinton, R.I. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)