MT. PLEASANT, Iowa (KWQC) - Small farmers often juggle full-time jobs and farm work just to keep the lights on.

There is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into bringing fresh produce to your table.

For Morgan Hoenig, owner and operator of Mogo Farms, bringing that crispy and fresh lettuce can be a lot of hard work.

“I wake up at 4 a.m., and I didn’t set an alarm. I think it’s just that your brain wakes you up — you know you have so much work to do,” said Hoenig.

She often works while everyone else sleeps, then heads to her full-time job. Once she is back, she continues: “hoe and pull weeds, and plant and water,” said Hoenig.

Working till the sun goes down: “I haul it across town (the lettuce); I wash it, pack it, and then I haul it back, and I have a two-door cooler here, so i

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