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>>America's Heartland
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America's soybean farmers

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And by theAmerican
Farm Bureau Foundation

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for Agriculture
dedicated to building

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greater awareness
and understanding of agriculture

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through education
and engagement.

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>>I'm Rob Stewart.

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Growing up on a farm or ranch
can give you a very special

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start in life.

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We'll take you to Florida
where that lifestyle

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is giving urban youths a chance
to overcome obstacles.

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>>I'm Dave Lieberman.

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And today we're taking you
to New Jersey

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where I'm cooking up
a couple dishes

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made with farm fresh eggplant!

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I think you're in for a treat.

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>>Hi, I'm Paul Robins.

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Coming up,
a little history

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on what some folks call
the fruit of the gods,

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a fruit made famous in song
by a holiday partridge!

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>>If you live in the city,
have you ever thought about

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what life would be like
on the farm?

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Hi, I'm Sarah Gardner.

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We're taking you
to Kansas this time

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to meet some women who traded
their urban lifestyles

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for new homes in the country.

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And they're going online
to share that experiences

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with the world.

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It's all coming up
onAmerica's Heartland.

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♪ You can see it in the eyes
of every woman and man ♪

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♪ in America's Heartland
living close to the land. ♪

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♪ There's a love
for the country ♪

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♪ and a pride in the brand ♪

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♪ in America's Heartland
living close, ♪

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♪ close to the land. ♪

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>>We all face
challenges in life!

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And sometimes
it's how we deal

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with those challenges
that can determine

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how we find ourselves
in the future.

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Well, we found
a very special story in Florida,

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a unique ranch
that teaches young students

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all about agriculture
and life lessons from the land.

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♪ ♪

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This may look like
a regular ranch,

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but look a little closer
and you'll quickly see

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that this ranch
is putting lives back on track!

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>>All right,
everybody's got their jobs!

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Everybody knows what to do!

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>>This is theFlorida
Sheriffs Youth Ranch

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in Live Oak,
a safe haven for 80 boys

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living on a sprawling
3000 acre oasis

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of grace,
hard work and 2nd chances.

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Founded in 1957
by theFlorida

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Sheriffs Association,
thousands of lives

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have been impacted here.

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>>For the sheriffs in the state,
they see those kids

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and those families
in their communities

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that they know
are not being supervised.

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They're failing in school,
they're running the streets,

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and they know
that if this kid

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doesn't get some help?

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A year from now
(5 years from now, whatever)

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they're going to be in our jail!

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And we're tired of doing that.

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We want to get them
before they get to that point

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and give them the guidance
and structure they need

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to go onto to be healthy,
successful adults.

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>>There's a formula here
for changing young lives

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into successful adults.

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Ranch President Roger Bouchard
calls itthe four pillars.

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>>The whole idea
was to raise kids

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the way you'd want
to raise your own kids!

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And so those pillars got set.

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It was work,
study,

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play and pray.

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And we just feel
like everybody's got to work.

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Everybody's got to have a job.

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So kids work hard.

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>>Today that job
is herding cattle.

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The boys, lead by farm manager
Jeff Parker,

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are moving cows,
changing directions

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to get them
into the correct pasture.

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It's almost symbolic
of the path being

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taken by the youngsters.

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>>Teaching the boys
to be a part of something

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greater than themselves
is probably the biggest thing

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I want to impress upon them.

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Regardless of how poor
or how wealthy you are,

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there's something
you can do for somebody else

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to better themselves.

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>>For almost
every youngster here,

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the rural experience
is a brand new thing

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in their lives.

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Nicholas Schultz
is from Detroit.

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He's a senior at the
Boys Ranch.

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>>What is it
about the rural lifestyle

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that attracts you?

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>>I love every part about it
from anything

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from horses to cows
to just the peace and quiet

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out in the country.

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>>Under the guidance
of farm manager Jeff Parker,

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Nicholas is learning
how to put up

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a barbed wire fence.

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At home in Detroit,
Nicholas was struggling

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in school.

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The ranch offered him
a new start,

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mentoring,
guidance and hard work

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to turn his life around.

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>>It's kind of nice
to have a clean slate

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and start fresh, isn't it?

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>>Yes, sir!

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>>What did that do
for you mentally

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just to be able
to turn the page, you know?

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>>Well, it took a lot of relief
off of my shoulders,

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a sigh of relief,
thinking that I have a chance

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to do everything over again
and do it for the best.

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>>Everybody
deserves a 2nd chance.

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>>Yes, sir.

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>>Rashad Gardenhire
is a 2011 graduate

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of theBoys Ranch.

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He's come back today
to encourage

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the younger students
to follow their dreams.

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>>Did this place
change your life?

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>>I would have to say yes.

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Yes, for the better,
for the better.

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Coming from, okay, the city?

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I was in trouble, you know?

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Everybody has a story, you know?

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I was in trouble
in school a lot,

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and home wasn't, you know,
really getting along at home

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too much.

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So when I came here,
I think I've decided

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to make the change for myself.

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Like right when I came here?

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I got started on a good foot
'cause I knew I needed....

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....I know I needed it,
you know?

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I knew I needed it
so I was, I was....

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....I realized
that this can be

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the Rashad that, you know,
people, you know,

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would like to be around,
you know,

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'cause who likes trouble?

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Nobody!

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>>The students live in houses
staffed with host parents

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on the ranch.

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Rashad was a leader
in one of the homes.

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His experience
and work here

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earned him
a college scholarship.

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>>What are you going to do?

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>>What am I gonna do?

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My plan is to go to....
....it's a debate right now

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between 2 colleges.

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But I'm leaning
towards Santa Fe

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because it has my major.

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>>Which is?

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>>Nursing!

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I am going to be
a pediatric nurse.

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I want to work with kids.

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>>So you want to help?

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>>Yes!

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>>And you speak about kids.

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I can't help but think
how special it was

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that you were over there
giving those new kids here

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advice.

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>>Yes, I like to
when I'm in the cottage,

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you know?

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We have 10 boys in the cottage,
and they consider me

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as a leader
in the cottage, you know?

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So I take upon the role,
and you gotta lead by example!

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>>At the ranch's front gate
(for which each youngster

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comes into the programs here)
there is a symbol

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and a sign for the future.

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The symbol?

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Agate
representing theportal

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to their next chapter in life.

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Thesign
is found under a giant tree.

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It readsevery acorn
can be a mighty oak.

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Every boy
can be a successful man.

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>>That really is
a beautiful statement

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for this place.

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>>And you know,
we get to see that happen

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everyday here.

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>>And you know what?

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I heard thatthatstatement
and that tree

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mean so much to you
that it's going to be

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your final resting place?

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>>Yep!

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>>They'll spread your ashes?

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>>Spread my ashes under it!

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>>No one can doubt
that this place

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means a lot to you.

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>>It means a lot,
means a lot.

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A great place to be!

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>>Florida holds top honors
when it comes

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to orange production
in the United States,

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most of that citrus crop
going into orange juice.

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And as you might expect,
Florida's warm temperatures

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make it the perfect environment
for produce production:

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lots of those vegetables,
berries and melons

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headed for markets
all across the country.

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And while it may not be
what you associate with Florida,

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theSunshine State
raises a large number

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of horses,
ponies and mules as well.

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>>I'm Akiba Howard.

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Let's talk about good food
and your well-being.

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Proteins are an essential part
of a well-balanced diet.

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But if some protein
is good for you,

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is more protein better?

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♪ ♪

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>>You hear a lot about protein.

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There are high protein diets
and low protein diets.

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Protein shakes
are promoted for losing weight.

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But what is protein,
and how does it figure

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in the foods we need
to stay healthy?

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Without getting too scientific,
protein is the major

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structural component
of all cells in your body

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especially muscle cells.

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When you consume protein foods,
digestion will break down

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the proteins
into amino acids

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used by the body
for some really

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essential stuff.

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Most adults need
about 46 to 56 grams

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of protein a day.

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And theU.S.
Department of Agriculture

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says that proteins
should be a significant part

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of your diet.

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Why?

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Well, protein is needed
to preserve lean muscle mass,

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tissue repair,
immune functions,

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forming blood cells,
andespecially

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fostering growth functions
for children,

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teens and pregnant women.

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Where to find protein?

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Well, if you're your heading
to the supermarket?

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Meats, fish,
poultry, cheese,

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eggs, nuts,
milk and beans

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can provide you
with adequate amounts

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of protein.

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And while there is no
consensus on this question,

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some studies suggest
that if you're involved

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in endurance exercise
or weight training?

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Additional protein
may be beneficial.

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Remember too,
that some of the same foods

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that provide protein
may have higher levels of fat.

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And higher levels of fat
could be a factor

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in the development
of heart disease.

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Most of our
animal proteins

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and some
of the vegetable proteins

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are considered
complete proteins

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with a full range
of amino acids.

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And those on certain diets
that avoid animal proteins

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may have to include
other protein rich foods

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to get the full complement
of amino offerings.

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One more word
on additional protein!

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Very high protein diets
are not recommended

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for most people.

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And they can aggravate
existing health conditions.

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So as with many things
in your nutritional profile,

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a balanced diet is important.

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>>I'm Sarah Gardner.

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Still ahead,
we'll take you to Kansas

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to meet some
formerly urban females

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sharing their new
farm wifeexperiences

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and telling the tale online.

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♪ ♪

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>>Most farmers
have to bring their product

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to the consumer.

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But here atLee Turkey Farm
in East Windsor, New Jersey?

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The consumer
comes to the product!

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Isn't that right, Ronnie?

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>>That's correct!

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>>This is a u-pick-it farm?

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>>U-pick farm, correct!

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>>Tell me about how it works.

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>>Well, how it works
is people come here

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with their families mostly
(it's a family event)

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and they want to get
fresh produce

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along with the experience
of finding out

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that fruits and vegetables
don't just come

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from the aisles
in a supermarket.

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>>So I know this farm
has been in the family

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for awhile.

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Has it always been
a u-pick-farm?

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>>Well, the farm
has been in the family

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since 1868.

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I'm the 6th generation!

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And no,
it hasn't always been u-pick.

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My father and mother
started it in 1964.

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And this was
the very first one

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to go all together
retail u pick in New Jersey.

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>>So Ronnie,
you've got some brussel sprouts

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growing here.

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That's a late growing crop.

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Is that how you keep customers
coming out sort of year round

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with different crops
that come at different times?

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>>Absolutely!

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You could have a billboard
saying you've got

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brussel sprouts?

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Nobody's coming.

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>>Yeah, not everyone loves
brussel sprouts!

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>>Right,
but if you have a sign

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saying strawberries or peaches
or apples or pumpkins?

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They're coming!

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And then what you do
is you plant the broccoli

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and the brussel sprouts
and the other little vegetables

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along the way.

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And as they're coming out
to pick?

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They see them.

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They buy them!

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>>Ronnie,
you got a ton

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of eggplants here.

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>>Many farmers
grow eggplant in New Jersey.

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New Jersey
is the number 1 producer

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in the United States!

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>>Is that because the climate
is so good, you think?

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>>That....
....the climate is huge

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and just that we have
a very large amount of people

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that just like eggplant!

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>>How do you like
to pick the eggplant?

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What do you look for
when you're picking eggplant?

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>>Well, when I'm looking
to pick eggplant?

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I'm looking for good dark color!

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But eggplant for the most part?

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Whether it's big or small,
it's gonna taste the same!

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It's kind of like peppers.

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>>Ronnie,
this cabbage looks great.

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But I know it's been
a tough year in terms of weather

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with all the rain.

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>>The normal year
here in New Jersey?

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We get 46 inches of rain.

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In the past 5 weeks,
we've had 24.

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>>And how has the cabbage
held up so well?

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This variety
seems to hold up pretty good.

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It's calledstone head.

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>>Well, I can make a great dish
out of this.

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It looks terrific!

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Have you ever had
a cabbage curry before?

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>>I haven't.

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>>Well, Ronnie told me
that Janet, his wife,

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is the cook in the house.

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So I'm flattered
to be in your kitchen,

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and we get to cook
with all these great ingredients

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that we harvested today
from your farm.

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What are you going to make?

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>>I am going to make moussaka.

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>>Well, the first thing
that I'm going to make

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is an eggplant caponata!

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Maybe you could help me
dice up some of these eggplants

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that we harvested in the field.

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You don't need to peel them,
and it's really easy!

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All you have to do
is take off the tops!

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>>All right!

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>>So what I'm going to do
is pour a lot of olive oil,

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and I'm going to add
plenty of salt

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because it's going
to help bring out the water.

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So the eggplant is ready here.

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So I can basically now just add
the remaining ingredients:

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garlic and some onions....

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This just gets cooked in
to soften them.

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So it's looking
really good already!

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And maybe you can help me add
these remaining ingredients.

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So just add canned tomatoes!

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And I'm going to use
a balsamic vinegar

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for the acidity!

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It also adds
quite a bit of sweetness.

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And then I'm going to add
a little bit of briny flavor

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with capers,
1/3 of a cup

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of dark brown sugar,
and that's going to make it

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nice and sweet!

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So why don't you start adding
a little bit of chili flakes

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just to give it
a little bit of heat!

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And I'm going to add
some freshly ground salt

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and add a little bit
of black pepper.

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And I'm going to add
a stick of cinnamon

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and some golden raisins!

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So I'll put this
back up on the heat!

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So tell me about your recipe.

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>>I am just going
to cube up thatandeggplant.

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Now I normally?

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My recipe calls
for this to be peeled.

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I'm going to brown
the turkey and the onions.

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And I'm going
to layer that mixture

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with the zucchini
and the eggplant.

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>>So I'll add a cup
of this diced onion

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to the turkey mixture.

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And so basically,
you just have to....

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>>I'm going to put
a little bit of this

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on the bottom.

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I am going to get
the red sauce ready

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to pour in with the turkey.

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It's just a little tomato sauce.

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And I'm going to add
a little bit of cooking wine.

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It's about a third cup.

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>>OK!

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>>And then I'm going to add
a teaspoon of basil.

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>>So you got dried basil
and dried oregano.

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What's the final step here
with the moussaka?

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>>So I'm making a white sauce.

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>>Well, what we could do
is add the flour first

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and then just whisk in the milk!

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And then you put it
on the stove

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just long enough
until it thickens.

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It looks great!

15:55.398 --> 15:57.398
>>I am just going
to put half of this

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over that.

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And then we'll add
the rest of the eggplant

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zucchini!

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And then we're just going
to put the cheese sauce on

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top of it and bake it.

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I'm going to add feta cheese!

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And I'm going to add
just a little bit

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of parmesan cheese.

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And we're just going
to put it over the top of it.

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>>So you're going
to slip that in the oven,

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and we can get started
on the Thai curry.

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What I'm gong to do
is deal with the cabbage here.

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And then I'm going
to use some classic

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Thai flavors!

16:27.798 --> 16:30.131
We've got ginger,
lemon grass,

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tomatoes and limes!

16:32.698 --> 16:34.798
Go ahead and add
the garlic and onions here.

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And coconut milk
is really important

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in Thai cooking!

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And that's sort of
the base of the broth

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for this curry.

16:42.131 --> 16:44.531
And I'm going to add
a little bit of water.

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And I'm going
to add the cabbage.

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And I'm going to throw in
the ginger, the lemon grass,

16:51.231 --> 16:52.898
the red curry paste....

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And I'm going to add
the green peppers,

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and I'm going to add
some fresh limes!

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>>You're adding it
with the rind and everything?

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>>Yeah!

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The rind has a ton of flavor!

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So you don't want
to leave that out.

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OK, Janet?

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It's almost time to eat!

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I'm just going to put
a couple of last minute things

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on this curry.

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There's 4 things
I want to add!

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It already smells great.

17:22.398 --> 17:23.564
Can you smell that?

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Yeah, it smells great.

17:24.864 --> 17:26.698
I'm going to add
a little bit of brown sugar

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and then fish sauce!

17:28.231 --> 17:30.131
And fish sauce
is one of the most

17:30.131 --> 17:33.298
important seasonings
in Thai cooking.

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And then I'm going to add
some of these fresh tomatoes

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from your farm.

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And then I'm going to add
some fresh basil

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and put this back on the heat
for only a couple minutes more.

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And then we can serve it
over some jasmine rice

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and chow down!

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>>OK!

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>>Alright Janet,
we'll do a little

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dish exchange:
you'll taste mine,

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and I'll taste yours!

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>>All right, I'm excited.

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>>This is delicious!

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I could eat this all day!

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And the best part about it
is it's right from

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the back yard!

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>>Yeah!

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♪ ♪

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>>Hello, I'm Paul Robins.

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And here's something
you may not have known

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about agriculture.

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You know,
a lot of the foods

18:22.398 --> 18:23.931
that we enjoy today
have been around

18:23.931 --> 18:25.198
for a long, long time!

18:25.198 --> 18:27.464
Tomatoes, potatoes,
avocados....

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All of them
date back thousands of years!

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But not all of them
have the history

18:32.064 --> 18:34.931
of one piece of fruit
that early writers called

18:34.931 --> 18:37.198
the gift of the gods!

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And if you like to sing
The 12 Days of Christmas

18:38.998 --> 18:39.964
around the holidays?

18:39.964 --> 18:41.664
You already know
that colorful partridge

18:41.664 --> 18:44.098
was sitting in
a pear tree!

18:44.098 --> 18:46.464
Travel back in time
some 5000 years

18:46.464 --> 18:48.864
and a Chinese writer
was already documenting ways

18:48.864 --> 18:51.964
to improve pear trees
by different methods

18:51.964 --> 18:53.798
of grafting the branches.

18:53.798 --> 18:55.764
In theOdyssey,
the Greek poet Homer,

18:55.764 --> 18:59.564
lauds pears
as agift of the gods.

18:59.564 --> 19:00.998
Pears were one
of the very first fruits

19:00.998 --> 19:02.698
to be grown commercially
with orchards

19:02.698 --> 19:04.698
springing up everywhere
across Europe

19:04.698 --> 19:06.398
by the 17th century.

19:06.398 --> 19:09.831
Pears were a popular prop
for artists asstill life's

19:09.831 --> 19:11.431
in those Renaissance paintings.

19:11.431 --> 19:14.164
If the picture didn't sell,
you could always eat the fruit!

19:14.164 --> 19:16.231
Early colonists
brought pears to America

19:16.231 --> 19:17.464
by 1620.

19:17.464 --> 19:19.731
And orchards
thrived on the east coast

19:19.731 --> 19:23.131
until crop blight
destroyed many of those trees.

19:23.131 --> 19:25.264
Fortunately,
by that time settlers

19:25.264 --> 19:27.331
in Oregon, Washington
and California

19:27.331 --> 19:30.098
had begun their own orchards
which today provide

19:30.098 --> 19:32.898
the majority of the pears
grown in the U.S.

19:32.898 --> 19:34.798
There are hundreds
of varieties of pears

19:34.798 --> 19:35.898
grown around the world!

19:35.898 --> 19:38.431
But Bartlett pears
(which originated in England

19:38.431 --> 19:41.298
in the 1700's)
are the most popular variety

19:41.298 --> 19:43.464
grown in the U.S.

19:43.464 --> 19:45.731
Pears were once known
asbutter fruit

19:45.731 --> 19:48.931
because of their juicy,
delicate texture and flavor.

19:48.931 --> 19:51.764
Pears are a good source
of vitamin C and fiber.

19:51.764 --> 19:55.131
And pear trees
can live to be 100 years old!

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And while it may seem
that there is no similarity?

19:57.664 --> 20:01.198
Pears are actually
a member of therose family!

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Happily,without thorns!

20:07.198 --> 20:09.531
>>You may have spent some time
visiting a rural community.

20:09.531 --> 20:10.664
But what if
you found yourself

20:10.664 --> 20:12.698
living there
after giving up your life

20:12.698 --> 20:14.031
in the city?

20:14.031 --> 20:16.264
Well, that's been the experience
for a group of women in Kansas

20:16.264 --> 20:17.998
who've begun
sharing their stories

20:17.998 --> 20:20.564
as they make their own
country connection.

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♪ ♪

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>>For couples Kim
and Adam Baldwin

20:26.131 --> 20:28.931
(who met online)
and Katie and Derek Sawyer

20:28.931 --> 20:32.431
(who met through a friend)
it was matches made in heaven

20:32.431 --> 20:34.864
with marriages in the
heartland!

20:34.864 --> 20:37.298
Two couples,
where each bride-to-be

20:37.298 --> 20:39.298
was trading her previously
urbanlife

20:39.298 --> 20:42.031
for a futureon the farm!

20:42.031 --> 20:43.064
For Katie?

20:43.064 --> 20:45.531
Those plans
involved some advice from Mom.

20:45.531 --> 20:47.298
>>She gave me fair warning
that if you move

20:47.298 --> 20:48.031
to the farm?

20:48.031 --> 20:49.531
Then you become a farm wife!

20:49.531 --> 20:50.964
Life is completely different.

20:50.964 --> 20:51.898
The farm dictates your life.

20:51.898 --> 20:53.498
You don't dictate the farm

20:53.498 --> 20:54.764
>>And what about Kim?

20:54.764 --> 20:56.831
>>You got to know
how this stuff works.

20:56.831 --> 20:58.898
>>The 1st year was definitely
a learning experience!

20:58.898 --> 20:59.698
I'm not gonna lie.

20:59.698 --> 21:00.698
It still is!

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>>See if you can
find the switch!

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>>I was exposed to agriculture
but nothing like

21:05.564 --> 21:10.131
what I'm experiencing
on a day-to-day basis out here.

21:10.131 --> 21:11.331
>>Lefty loosey, righty tighty.

21:11.331 --> 21:12.498
Right?

21:12.498 --> 21:15.698
>>I'm just concerned
that I might break something.

21:15.698 --> 21:16.931
I think I just broke a nail.

21:16.931 --> 21:18.731
I just broke it in the drill
when I was looking

21:18.731 --> 21:20.364
for that tabdo hickey.

21:20.364 --> 21:22.498
>>I often tell people
it's like I went back to school

21:22.498 --> 21:29.098
to learn a new profession.

21:29.098 --> 21:30.598
>>Okay, now you're in the tree!

21:30.598 --> 21:32.264
>>They weren't giving me
any kind of breather time.

21:32.264 --> 21:35.364
I had to learn on the job!

21:35.364 --> 21:37.664
>>She has learned a lot,
and it's really exciting

21:37.664 --> 21:41.298
to see how enthusiastic
she has always been about it!

21:41.298 --> 21:42.964
She's come a long ways!

21:42.964 --> 21:46.298
>>Starting any marriage demands
a period of adjustment,

21:46.298 --> 21:49.164
adjusting your style
to that of your partner!

21:49.164 --> 21:51.931
>>I'm the list maker,
the to-do person.

21:51.931 --> 21:54.464
And I have to accomplish
certain things

21:54.464 --> 21:55.664
by certain points.

21:55.664 --> 21:58.898
And after meeting Adam
and marrying Adam?

21:58.898 --> 22:02.664
I've realized
to just chill out a little bit.

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I still have my moments.

22:04.498 --> 22:05.798
>>Well, I think probably
just being a farmer?

22:05.798 --> 22:06.864
You make a list,
and it rains.

22:06.864 --> 22:08.064
And then it's screwed up!

22:08.064 --> 22:11.398
And so you can have the....
....you just need to know

22:11.398 --> 22:12.531
what needs to get done next!

22:12.531 --> 22:14.731
And you just kind of keep
going down your list.

22:14.731 --> 22:17.931
>>But learning new skills
is a two way street!

22:17.931 --> 22:19.798
>>He knows
how to run a sweeper now.

22:19.798 --> 22:22.331
He is learning to load dishes
in the dishwasher.

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We're still working on that one!

22:23.864 --> 22:26.131
And landscaping
and pruning, weeding?

22:26.131 --> 22:26.998
That's a fun one!

22:26.998 --> 22:28.198
And watering plants?

22:28.198 --> 22:30.298
You know, we've got
a routine down.

22:30.298 --> 22:32.931
So he's learning
a little domestication!

22:32.931 --> 22:35.798
>>But their move to the farm
has also given Katie and Kim

22:35.798 --> 22:37.731
a chance to share
their experiences

22:37.731 --> 22:39.464
through social media.

22:39.464 --> 22:42.164
TheirFarm Wivesblog
is a way to reach out

22:42.164 --> 22:45.698
to other women in agriculture
and those in urban areas

22:45.698 --> 22:48.064
who might want to know
more about 21st century

22:48.064 --> 22:49.098
farming.

22:49.098 --> 22:51.298
>>So it was really
just a way for me to keep

22:51.298 --> 22:53.731
my friends and family
up-to-date on, you know,

22:53.731 --> 22:55.631
what was going on
out on the farm!

22:55.631 --> 22:59.364
>>It's my way of doing
what I can to help, you know?

22:59.364 --> 23:00.498
Share the story
of agriculture!

23:00.498 --> 23:01.964
Share the story
of our operation,

23:01.964 --> 23:04.431
but also just become
an advocate for agriculture

23:04.431 --> 23:07.664
because we need
all the advocates we can get!

23:07.664 --> 23:10.398
And there's tons
of misinformation out there!

23:10.398 --> 23:13.331
So I just do my part
to set the record straight

23:13.331 --> 23:15.931
and just enlighten people
on what really happens here.

23:15.931 --> 23:18.598
>>In addition to their
Farm Wivesblogging efforts,

23:18.598 --> 23:21.364
Katie and Kim also take part
in a regular meeting

23:21.364 --> 23:23.564
of farm wives
in their community.

23:23.564 --> 23:26.564
>>Basically once a month,
the farm wives who are,

23:26.564 --> 23:29.698
you know, in their 20's
and 30's get together.

23:29.698 --> 23:31.831
Everybody can relate.

23:31.831 --> 23:33.164
You know,
when your husband

23:33.164 --> 23:34.731
is out in the field
at all hours of the night

23:34.731 --> 23:37.298
trying to get the corn planted?

23:37.298 --> 23:39.831
I know that there are
at least, you know,

23:39.831 --> 23:42.031
so many other women
in this county

23:42.031 --> 23:43.898
who are dealing
with the same things!

23:43.898 --> 23:47.064
>>What we really enjoy the most
is actually sitting around

23:47.064 --> 23:48.398
and just talking
about our husbands

23:48.398 --> 23:51.131
and maybe complaining
a bit about the lifestyle

23:51.131 --> 23:53.998
and maybe
some of the harder parts

23:53.998 --> 23:55.831
of living with a farmer.

23:55.831 --> 23:57.764
>>Derek and Adam
may not always agree

23:57.764 --> 24:00.231
with what's said
at the farm wives meetings,

24:00.231 --> 24:02.164
but they admit
that very positive,

24:02.164 --> 24:04.298
personal changes
have come from working

24:04.298 --> 24:05.431
with their wives.

24:05.431 --> 24:09.031
>>Our time together
isn't always plentiful

24:09.031 --> 24:10.331
sometimes.

24:10.331 --> 24:12.664
But when she can come out
and ride on the combine

24:12.664 --> 24:14.664
with us and be involved
with harvest

24:14.664 --> 24:16.331
with the rest of the crew?

24:16.331 --> 24:20.131
That's a lot of priceless time
that really has a lot of meaning

24:20.131 --> 24:21.498
when you look back on it.

24:21.498 --> 24:24.064
>>TheirFarm Wivesblog
and their connection

24:24.064 --> 24:27.031
with others through social media
has given both women

24:27.031 --> 24:30.364
a new appreciation
of life on the land.

24:30.364 --> 24:33.364
>>We make sure
you love this lifestyle.

24:33.364 --> 24:34.698
It becomes your lifestyle.

24:34.698 --> 24:36.364
It's not just
your husband's job.

24:36.364 --> 24:38.598
It is your....
....it's your job!

24:38.598 --> 24:40.231
It's your lifestyle!

24:40.231 --> 24:43.831
>>There's 1 and 1/2%
to 2% of the U.S. population

24:43.831 --> 24:46.398
are people
involved in agriculture!

24:46.398 --> 24:50.364
And so if I can somehow
connect with people out there

24:50.364 --> 24:53.664
to show them kind of what we do
and what our husbands do?

24:53.664 --> 24:58.998
I think that's a positive
to what we're doing!

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>>That's going to do it
for this edition

25:00.498 --> 25:01.731
ofAmerica's Heartland.

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Thanks for traveling
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as we introduce you
to interesting people

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and places.

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We'll see you next time.

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>>And remember,
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♪ You can see it in the eyes
of every woman and man ♪

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♪ in America's Heartland
living close to the land. ♪

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♪ There's a love
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♪ and a pride in the brand ♪

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♪ in America's Heartland
living close, ♪

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♪ close to the land. ♪

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through education
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