Pyongyang (CNN)It's a perfect fall day as our van makes the 30-minute drive from central Pyongyang to Jang Chon Cooperative farm. We ask if our photographer can film out of the window as we pass the rolling fields that will soon be ready to harvest. "Not yet," one official tells us. "We're almost there." When it comes to farming in North Korea, September and October are typically the most abundant months. From what we're seeing, farms are busy. Winter is coming and North Koreans will soon stock up on Korean cabbage used to make kimchi, the delicious fermented side dish that is a staple of the Korean diet year-round, but especially during the winter months. Some will use hundreds of heads of...
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