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Farming as a labor of love

A Pennsylvania farmer ruminates on why she wouldn’t give up the long hours and backbreaking work for all the world. Despite the vagaries of the marketplace, the weather, and a general low estimation of the farming profession in the eyes of many individuals, she says, feeding people is simply food for the soul. The view from the “office” isn’t bad, either. Full story

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