On a trip from Kentucky to the Midwest, I learned about my own family homesteading roots as well as American traditions in farming and land stewardship.
This vegetable-farming family is producing CSA shares and restaurant deliveries on its Green Dog Farm for the community around Fort Collins, Colorado.
Dan and Kris Paape didn't intend to start BeefnBeak Farm, but they now raise grassfed cattle and pastured poultry, and they aim to add workshops and tours.
A Tennessee woman raised in the city but with a farming heritage eventually returns to her home state to proudly carry on her family tradition.