February 2011
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“If you tickle the earth with a hoe, she laughs with a harvest.”
– Douglas William Jerrold
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Save the Date! 403 Presents - The Greenhorns
Dear Friends:
Farming and agriculture are one of the backbones of this country, and indeed, Thomas Jefferson viewed independent farmers as the backbone of our democracy. Over the last century, with the mass exodus from rural areas to cities, farming as a way of life has been in decline. Currently, less than 2% of America’s population are farmers, and their average age is 57.
Recent years have...
