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In his home in Forest City, Iowa, Riley Lewis has the original warranty deed for his farm, signed by President James Buchanan and issued to one Elias…
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The barn is an icon of the American work ethic and rural nostalgia. On Wednesday's Central Standard, we explored the trend of rehabbing and restoring old…
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Jack and Diane Aaron lived in Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kan., for decades. They loved their neighborhood and it was close to family. But when a…
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As a young man, Elisha Pullen never imagined he would spend his days on the farm.Growing up near rural Bell City in southeastern Missouri’s “Bootheel”…
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Most family vacations are remembered for endless car rides, packed tourist beaches and a string of poorly decorated hotel rooms.But not former Nebraskan…
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Matt Pauly has traveled the world – he’s lived in New York, Paris and South Korea – but he’s still a farm boy at heart.Ask him about growing up in tiny…
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One sign that you have strong farm roots is when your rural road is named for your family.I met Steve Quandt on Quandt Road, north of Grand Island, Neb.,…
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Danelle Myer owns a small vegetable farm and like many other small farmers, she’s passionate about the kind of operation she wants to grow: a small, local…
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I met Nate Pike working on a story back in 2012. When I dropped back by his ranch 30 miles south of Dodge City, Kan., this summer, he took me on a bumpy…
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As a child, Robert Harris Jr. worked the cotton fields of southeastern Missouri’s bootheel. Like many sharecroppers’ children, he fled that life. Now,…
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More than once while I was listening to Paul Horel's stories about farm life in Iowa, I felt like I was at a family reunion. With his glasses and balding…
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Amy Konishi says when her obituary is written it’ll read, “All she knew was work.”It’ll be a fitting tribute given the 87-year-old’s work ethic. As a…