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<p> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span>, 28, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expertly">expertly</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tractor">tractor</span>, <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="Bobman">Bobman</span>, 24, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="sociology">sociology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wesleyan">Wesleyan</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clearing">clearing</span> <span word="vines">vines</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="Nate">Nate</span> <span word="Krauss">Krauss</span>-<span word="Malett">Malett</span>, 25, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Skidmore">Skidmore</span> <span word="College">College</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Krauss">Krauss</span>-<span word="Malett">Malett</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bobman">Bobman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="college">college</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Hearty">Hearty</span> <span word="Roots">Roots</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="since">since</span> 7 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p> &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Farming">Farming</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bobman">Bobman</span> <span word="said">said</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oppressive">oppressive</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backbreaking">backbreaking</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1920, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backbreaking">backbreaking</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1920, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p>
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