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Hyatt Family Farm
Above: Sean and Denise Hyatt run Hyatt Family Farm in Milbank, South Dakota. Sean Hyatt is a sustainable and organic hog producer in Milbank, South Dakota, two hours north of Sioux Falls. “In my mind there wasn’t any other way I wanted to farm, other than sustainably,” said Sean. Sean’s…
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Ellen Hartstirn: La Grande Community Garden
Above: Ellen stands in the La Grande Community Garden. Ellen Hartstirn spends most of her time at the La Grande Community Garden in La Grande, Oregon. “It’s just a beautiful place to be,” said Ellen standing next to her budding brussel sprouts. “I grew up with parents who were gardeners…
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Ernest Weston:Thunder Valley CDC
Above: Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator at Thunder Valley, Ernest Weston, stands in a newly built green house on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. “I remember the morning I left for school. I loaded up the Dodge pickup at 4 a.m. and then went inside to say goodbye to…
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Judy McCullough:Fighting for Ranchers
Above: Rancher Judy McCullough at home at Empire Ranch, in Moorcroft, Wyoming. Ranchers aren’t born, they’re honed in competition. On the ranch, you’re competing against everything. Competing against the elements, against frostbitten winters, blistered summers and drought. You’re competing against time and age. You’re competing against other producers, sometimes your…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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