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Sara Hollenbeck:High Five Meats
Above: Sara Hollenbeck at home in Molt, Montana. Sara Hollenbeck has spent the past five years embracing the chaos that comes with running a ranch, marketing a product and becoming a mom. Sara, her husband Henry, and her father-in-law Mike Hollenbeck run High Five Meats in Molt, Montana. Together, they manage 2,500 sheep, 200…
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Jeremy and Trish:Cycle Farm
Above: Trish Jenkins and Jeremy Smith at Cycle Farm in Spearfish, South Dakota. New farmers Jeremy Smith and Trish Jenkins can’t help but laugh when they reflect on what it took to get their farm started 7 years ago. “We hung posters all over town inviting people to come to our home and talk…
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Christina Stucker-Gassi:Connection through Activism
“My name is Ayisha Christina Stucker-Gassi, everyone knows me by Christina. I grew up in the Treasure Valley and I love Idaho.” Christina lives in Meridian, Idaho. She mentors youth transitioning out of juvenile correction centers. Christina has been a member of Idaho Organization of Resource Councils (IORC) since 2014. She is co-chair of…
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Aaron Johnson:Organic Farming
Above: Aaron Johnson holds a handful of corn at his farm in Madison, South Dakota, Johnson Organic Farm. Aaron Johnson is an organic producer south of Madison, South Dakota in Orland Township. He’s been farming since 2009 and is a third generation farmer. He farms on land that has been in the family since…
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Kristi Mogen:Fighting CAFOs
Above: Kristi Mogen at home in Revillo, South Dakota. Kristi Mogen and her family left Wyoming after an oil field near their home threatened their health. “In 2012, an oil field moved into Wyoming…into our neighborhood. The first wells were about two miles from our house. We had this beautiful house, had mountain views,…
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Gilles Stockton: Communities Over Corporations for Fair Trade System
Above: Gilles Stockton at his home in Grass, Range Montana. “In 1920 Grass Range was served by a railroad spur. There were two banks, three automobile and farm machinery dealers, hotels, department stores, a doctor, a pharmacy…and today Grass Range is a ghost town,” said Gilles Stockton. Gilles was born in France. His father…
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Ferguson Family Ranches
Above: From left to right, Lizzie Tilles, Liza Clarke, Tyler Ferguson, Ana Worswick, Tyler’s daughter and Ana’s son at their home in Ridgway, Colorado. “I feel very fortunate to have my family living right here on this ranch. I couldn’t do this without them,” says Liza. Liza Clarke, her son Tyler Ferguson, and his girlfriend…
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Ian Caselli: Sioux Falls Producer
Above: Market gardener Ian Caselli at his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Depending on the time of the year, Ian Caselli has two very different jobs. From September through May, Ian works as a Community Facilitator for the Sioux Falls School District. During the growing season, Ian is what he calls “a market…
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Luc and Rachel Bourgault: Local Producers
Above: Luc and Rachel Bourgault at their home in Clearmont, Wyoming. Luc and Rachel Bourgault live nestled in a hill right outside of Sheridan, Wyoming in Clearmont. They are new members of Powder River Basin Resource Council. They are local producers and the fourth generation to live on this homestead. The Bourgaults live in an…
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Carol LeResche:Local Producer
Above: Carol LeResche at her home in Clearmont, Wyoming. In 2003, Carol LeResche and her husband, Bob, packed up their Alaska home and moved to Sheridan, Wyoming. She was born there. And, in 1996, they had bought a ranch on Clear Creek, a few miles downstream from the little town of Clearmont, forty miles…