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The Latest Millennial Trend: Farming
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With guest host Anthony Brooks.
The next generation of farmers coming from cities. We’ll look at why millennial professionals are ditching suits for pitchforks.
Guests:
Caitlin Dewey, food and agriculture reporter for the Washington Post. (@caitlindewey)
John and Halee Wepking, grain farmers at Meadowlark Organics in Ridgeway, Wisc.
John Gilbert, farmer in Hardin County, Iowa.
From The Reading List:
Washington Post: A Growing Number Of Young Americans Are Leaving Desk Jobs To Farm — "This generation of farmers is more likely to grow organically and be involved in the local food system, a survey finds."
This program aired on January 31, 2018.