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American Farmers

An Earth Day Note for Farmers

Jason Evans | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Read More: Ecosystems, Farming, Earth Day 2013, American Farmers, Farms, Earth Day, Farmers, Agriculture, Green News
Jason Evans

Like all entrepreneurs, though, the farmer has a bottom line to maintain and a tendency to view government regulation as a barrier to progress and profit. And, who would blame them?

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Where Have All The (Young) Farmers Gone?

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 06.04.2012 | Green
Read More: US-Farmers, Farming, Video, American Farmers, Agriculture, Ranchers, Old Farmers, US Farmers Age, Young Farmers, Average Farmer Age, Old Ranchers, Green News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic of sorts sweeping across America's farmland. It has...

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Simplicity, The Greatest Gift

Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 01.31.2012 | Religion
Read More: Gratitude, Inspirational People, Simplicity, Holidays, Faith, American Farmers, Farming, Giving, Farm Workers, Food Justice, Religion News
Kim Michele Richardson

We have left the Earth sorely fractured, but we didn't break this family -- their goodness, raw honesty, perseverance, beauty and simplicity, which shine like a beacon of bright hope.

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A New Generation of Farmers

Leah Mayor | Posted 07.11.2011 | Green
Read More: Sustainable Farming, American Farmland, West Edmeston, Spooner and Daughter Farm, Kylie Spooner, Farming, American Farmers, Farming Families, Dairy Farms, Cooperstown, Single-Product Cropping, U.S. Farmers, Green News
Leah Mayor

At age 39, Kylie Spooner put her Ivy League education to unexpected use. She moved into the farmhouse where her father, Dean Spooner, was raised.

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