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A plate of food is served in an undated photo. The Marin County Board of Supervisors adopted a three-year pilot program allowing cooks and food entrepreneurs to prepare and sell meals from their homes through the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, or MEHKO, program. Mika Ruusunen/Marin County via Bay City News.
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