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Hi, I'm Kristen Simoes.

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We've rounded up an unusual 
story for you this time.

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We'll take you to Montana 
to meet a family that discovered

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trout could be a valuable 
addition to their cattle ranch.

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I'm Rob Stewart.

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This week we're talking a little 
produce and veggies.

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And the farm family 
story in Arkansas

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with some sweet roots 
in the land.

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I'm Jason Shoultz.

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Coming up I'll take you to 
the wide open spaces of

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Wyoming to meet a family 
working hard to preserve a

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ranch that's been in their 
family for generations.

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Hi, I'm Sarah Gardner.

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America's Atlantic coast 
is well known

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for its fisheries.

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But getting the catch 
to consumers

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is sometimes difficult.

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We'll take you to New 
England where a community

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effort is bringing in 
a harvest of seafood.

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It's all coming up on 
America'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 
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ving close, ♪

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♪close to the land ♪

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We all try to use our resources 
to the best advantage.

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For a farmer, that might 
mean planting multiple crops

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on the same field 
in a single year.

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For one cattle ranch 
here in Montana,

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its meant reeling in a 
whole new revenue stream.

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My backyard is a test for 
patience and persistence.

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And it's incredible.

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Jacquie Nelson's 
"backyard" is a bit

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different from the yard that 
you and I might be used to!

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It includes a spring creek 
that's ideal for fly fishing.

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But this backyard isn't just 
a place for family members

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to catch some trout and 
enjoy their Montana scenery

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(Cattle Sounds)

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For Jacquie Nelson, her 
husband Tucker

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and his parents, 
Roger and Mary,

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it's also a working 
cattle ranch

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that's been in the 
Nelson family

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since the 1860's.

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We run about 
500 mother cows. 500 cows sounds

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like quite a bit but nowadays 
that's not that big

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operation so you need 
something on the side really

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for the ups and downs 
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The Nelsons decided that 
agri-tourism could help

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address those "ups and 
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So opening up their creek, 
they built a lodge and began

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welcoming fly fishing 
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from all around the globe.

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I'm from Yarmouth, 
Maine and uh,

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I come out West about once 
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wonderful scenery and most 
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we can catch some fish 
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gorgeous water 
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The reason people like these 
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is the challenge 
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The challenge and the 
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In addition to the naturally 
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in the ranch's waterways, 
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commercial fish operation- 
raising trout and providing

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fish to other 
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Some of them go to a group 
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processing them going to 
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and restaurants locally.

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And then we stock ponds 
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licensed to Fish and Game 
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The Nelsons have also done 
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of conservation work: 
fencing off cattle

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to protect water quality, 
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and stabilizing banks 
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Add that to running a ranch 
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It really is a 
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I mean it's, a lot of hard 
work, a lot of time spent.

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We have a lot of 
different hats we wear.

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Sure, when were you 
thinking of coming?

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My wife pretty much takes 
care of the fishing lodge

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and organizing all that and 
the fishermen reservation

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and my son and daughter in 
law guide the fishermen.

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I definitely have 
a passion for it,

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on my days off that's what 
I do, I go fly fishing.

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Um, the guiding was just a 
way to get more immersed in it.

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Also bring some more income 
into the family business.

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And while Jacquie has her 
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Well I'm a 
full-time Mom now.

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She likes interacting with 
the visitors and says that

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fishing is something that 
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have grown to enjoy together.

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I normally tend to a lot of 
the people in the fly shop

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and I help them with 
fly selection um,

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any of their Spring Creek 
essentials that they needed

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the last second or 
they ran out of.

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Tucker taught me everything 
I know about fly fishing.

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He used to tie my knots for 
me and put on my flies and

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all that kind 
of stuff and um,

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I used to tell him that 
I didn't know how and,

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and just have him keep doing 
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he realized that I, uh, 
you know, I

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did know how to tie 
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and there goes that privilege.

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I think all the other guides 
are jealous that I have a

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wife that fly fishes 
and guides.

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Not only has the creek given 
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an additional revenue stream,

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it's also given them an 
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share their ranching 
lifestyle with those who may

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not know much 
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Most times you go just to 
fish but here you come and

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you see a family, you see 
a family doing farming.

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And it's a wonderful 
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in a natural world.

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After you're done working 
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you don't want to 
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but after you're done 
guiding for a whole day you

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do want to go 
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The tranquility 
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I think that just being out 
here and it doesn't matter

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if I catch a fish or not.

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And I think that's a lot to 
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fishes is just being 
out in the beauty.

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It's a beautiful 
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You just feel good about it.

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the better and it 
just feels good.

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The history of fishing 
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Prehistoric man used 
spears and bone hooks.

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Ancient Egyptians developed 
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Fishing rods were 
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getting longer as the sport

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or livelihood 
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And fishing reels 
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Early ones began 
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Growing fruits and vegetables is 
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the family that you're about to 
meet.

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The Carpenter family, who lives 
in Arkansas, working hard

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to bring fresh food to you and 
spend quality time

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together on the land.

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Little Rock, Arkansas River 
Market sits right along the

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banks of the Arkansas River.

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As you might expect, farm 
fresh produce

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is one of the draws.

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Welcome to Little 
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One vendor that's been 
popular with buyers for

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decades is the 
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selling and sharing 
produce grown

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on their extensive family farm.

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(Greeting Customers)

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Heading up the Carpenter 
contingent here

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is Abraham Carpenter, Jr.

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Abraham, everywhere I've 
seen in here today,

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and you're doing it now, 
all I see are smiles.

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Well I got a lot to 
be grateful for, Rob.

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The Carpenters' stand is one 
of the largest at the market

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and the family's produce has 
made them known state wide.

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People have a choice.

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You know they have a choice.

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There are probably 100 
other vendors here

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but the majority of them, 
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they're going to come and 
they're going to

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patronize our business.

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If they buy from other 
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I'm happy that they do, 
they keep everybody

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spread all of that around, 
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that they take care of us.

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I love it.

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I love their personalities, 
they're great,

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and they help out.

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They're very friendly and 
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you can negotiate some prices 
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I love coming.

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I feel like I'm 
at home with them.

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I've gotten to know them 
over the past several months

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so it does feel like home.

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Most of my customers 
are my friends.

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They come and purchase their 
products and take care of me

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and in return I treat them 
by giving them the quality

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products that they need 
and excellent service.

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And a couple of free ears 
of corn I saw earlier.

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Exactly, exactly.

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You know I've learned over 
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it never hurts to give.

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The Carpenters' success 
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some forty years ago when 
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started the family farm 
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and a dream.

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She was working one acre of 
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and made more off of that one 
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than my dad made off of his 
whole job that year.

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He was working at 
a lumber company.

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He told her he said, Now if 
you can do this

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I'm going to quit my job 
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start growing produce for a 
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And that's what he did.

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Today, the family's farm 
in Grady has grown

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to 1500 hundred acres raising 
more than 30 varieties

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of fruits and vegetables.

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In addition to family 
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the Carpenters hire some 50 
seasonal workers

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making them one of 
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in their rural community.

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The Carpenter produce will 
make its way to supermarket

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shelves from Chicago 
to California.

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You know it's all fun 
and games at the market.

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Yes it is.

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But you get here 
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and it is a lot 
of hard work.

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A lot of hard 
work, it really is.

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On this day, Abraham, one if 
his sisters

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and two of his brothers, 
are bringing in cucumbers

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from the field.

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We may put in sixteen,

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twenty hours a day, six 
sometimes seven days a week.

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In addition to long 
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like most farmers, face 
challenges from the weather.

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This season, high winds 
and heavy rains

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from the tail end of a 
hurricane took their toll.

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You know you took a 
bit hit this year.

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You lost all your greens.

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All my greens.

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That's a million dollar hit.

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Yes.

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Your watermelons.

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How much of a loss is that?

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About half a 
million dollar hit.

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Most people they see the 
finished product

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coming to the market and 
at the grocery stores

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but they don't realize you 
invest and I probably invest

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over a million dollars each year 
in my crops to produce them.

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Weathering the storms.... 
the Carpenters credit family

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togetherness for 
seeing them through.

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We just kept 
working, working,

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saving us a little money, 
bought us some

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land and that was it.

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All the kids growed 
up and they worked.

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Turnips, okra, all 
that was picked, peas,

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all that was 
picked yesterday.

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And I saw these peas.

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You know, I spent hours as a 
kid shelling these things

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by hand and now they're 
coming out by the hundreds.

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Yeah we have a pea 
sheller that you can pour

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a bushel or two bushels 
in and shell them

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in about two to three minutes.

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Abraham's been working the 
farm since he was a child.

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Those efforts...

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with the 
help of his family...

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have won the Carpenters 
accolades in Arkansas

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Awards for their impact on the 
community....

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Inductees into the Arkansas 
Black Hall of Fame...

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Regional Farm Family of the 
Year...

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And recognition by the 
Arkansas Hall of Fame.

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(Field workers talk....)

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As for the future?

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Abraham says it's 
farming and faith

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that will see them through.

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I want to make sure 
that I do a great job at

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what we're doing.

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I want to fine tune 
what we're doing.

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We're going to keep on doing 
the same thing

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that we started, raising 
vegetables,

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providing quality products,

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excellent service and 
giving thanks to God.

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Arkansas is high on 
the list for several

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of the country's 
agricultural activities.

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Nicknamed the 
"Natural State".

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Arkansas leads the nation in 
rice production and makes

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the top five in 
cotton production,

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poultry and aquaculture.

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One other thing that 
comes from Arkansas soil...

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diamonds are 
mined in Arkansas.

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I'm Jason Shoultz.

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Still ahead, come with me to 
Wyoming to find out what it

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takes for a family to 
preserve a ranch that's been

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in their family since the 
turn of the last century.

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I'm Sarah Gardner.

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Coming up, we'll take 
you to Massachusetts

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and a community effort that's 
helping fishermen

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deliver their catch 
to consumers.

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Hi I'm Paul Robins and 
here's something

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you may not have known 
about agriculture.

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If I asked you to name the 
most popular fruit

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in the world, what 
would you say?

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Well, apples are high 
on the popularity list.

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People do like bananas 
and.... excuse the pun...

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why have only one fruit when you 
can have a pear.

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But if you thought 
about a plant that

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most people consider a 
vegetable but is

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really... botanically... 
a fruit,

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you would have to give the 
tomato its rightful due.

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Think about it, tomatoes are 
used in all kinds of food

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from salads to pizzas, to 
pastas even fruit juices.

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And they're a fruit 
with a colorful past...

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Credit the Aztecs of 
Mesoamerica with the

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early cultivation of tomatoes, 
but other civilizations in..

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what is today Mexico and 
central America

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were already dining on tomatoes 
well before 500 BC.

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Early varieties included 
tomatoes that were small and

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yellow in color.. often prepared 
with peppers, corn and salt.

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That might work well 
in a taco today!

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Fast forward to the 
1500's... the Spanish arrive,

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discover the tomato and make 
the fruit

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available all across the 
Caribbean and even

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into the Philippines and 
Southeast Asia.

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Brought back to Europe, 
tomatoes were grown in Spain

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and really took off in Italy 
where they are still

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an important part of Italian 
cuisine.

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And while they were 
native to the Americas,

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it's thought that their 
popularity in the Caribbean

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prompted their introduction to 
the mainland U.S. around 1700.

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And we should mention 
Joseph Campbell.

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Back in 1897 he came up with 
the idea of using tomatoes

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to create a new kind 
of condensed soup.

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Campbell's soups took off 
and the rest is history.

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Keeping a farm or 
ranch in the same

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family is a serious 
commitment.

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Preserving the land an 
insuring it's there

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for the next caretakers 
requires

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working closely together 
as a family.

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For the Livingston 
Family in Wyoming,

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that means carrying on the 
legacy of a lost loved one.

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This particular ranch has a 
beautiful setting to start with

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and it's rolling hills, 
timber and ridges.

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These wide open 
spaces near Sundance, Wyoming

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are home to a family with 
a deep connection to this land.

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♪

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At the time I was growing up 
here we hayed with horses

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and fed with horses 
in the winter time.

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Ellis Livingston is the 
patriarch of a family that's

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worked their ranch for 
more than a century.

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His son, Perry, oversees the 
day to day operations here.

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Like many places 
in the heartland,

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the Livingston ranch is 
the story of changes:

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in agriculture and in the lives 
of those who call this home.

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I lived here all of my life. 
Been here 60 years and so

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this is all I ever wanted to do 
is operate the ranch.

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Perry and his wife, Carla, 
raised their children on

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this land - the setting for 
innumerable family memories.

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Some are painful: Carla 
lost her life to cancer.

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She did a lot 
for our family.

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She was an instigator 
of get togethers.

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She was a spreader of love and 
encouragement

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and joy that's one of the 
things that made

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growing up here on the ranch 
such a blessing.

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Perry considers his efforts 
a tribute to what Carla

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brought to their family's 
life here - a belief in the

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importance of agriculture 
to families everywhere.

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Come on, c'mon girls.

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American Agriculture has 
made tremendous advances in

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the last hundred years and 
we're still feeding the world.

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We continue to 
feed the world.

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That's the thing that 
makes me proud to be in

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agriculture is we are 
providing a substance to the

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whole nation and a 
lot of the world.

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Continuity with preserving 
agriculture's past...

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and planning for its future... 
is something the Livingstons

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take great pride in. And it 
shows. In 2010, they were

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honored with Wyoming's 
Centennial Farm and Ranch award.

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It's just taken a lot of 
work to maintain and to whip

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this land into shape with 
the farming and with the

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ranching and with the fencing. 
There's a lot of work here and

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there's still, you know, a lot 
to be done.

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Much has changed since 
the day when

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Perry's grandfather purchased 
this land.

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Some things remain the 
same, however:

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Early mornings... and... 
long days

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taking care of crops 
and livestock.

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♪

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People look at 
all this vastness of land,

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but it takes many acres to 
feed a cow in Wyoming when

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you're at 5,000 feet 
elevation and you're only

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counting on from 12 to 
18 inches of rainfall.

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All it can produce is most 
places grass and

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that's a renewable resource.

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Hanna...

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The family takes 
pride in their past.

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Looking back on more 
than a century here,

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they can point to changes 
that made possible more...

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and better...ways to improve the 
land and increase production.

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There we are. 
You and I up north.....

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Up north.

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This ranch can sustain 
itself and with just a

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little bit of management and 
I would hope that it would

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stay in the family and they 
would continue to operate it.

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This land to me holds 
a beauty that's so sentimental.

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When you grow up here and 
spend so many days here,

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and so many winters here

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and so many holidays here, I 
mean, this is family.

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It's pride. Probably more 
than anything.

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Proud to be a part of 
this life...

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Want to impress your 
friends with some

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unusual facts about cows? 
Try these:

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Cows can produce about 125 
pounds of saliva in a day!

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Cows don't "bite" 
grass as they eat.

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Rather, they use their 
tongues and lips

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to pull grass from 
the ground.

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And their digestive systems 
allow them to chew and re-chew

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their food with more than 40 
thousand jaw movements in a day.

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Any number of health studies 
these days suggest that most of

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us could benefit from a diet 
that includes more seafood.

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Going out to sea to deliver 
that catch

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is a challenging way to 
make a living.

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Here in Massachusetts, 
getting that catch to

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consumers has prompted 
an interesting community effort.

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♪

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You know, it's 
a daily grind.

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You put your feet on the 
floor every morning, hit the

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ground running, and you got out 
and you try to go fishing.

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Daniel Dunbar figures he's

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been catching fish since he was 
five years old.

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He's the latest in a long 
line of Gloucester fisherman

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who've harvested the ocean's 
bounty for centuries.

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Daniel loves his work, 
but admits

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it's an unpredictable 
profession.

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You never know when the 
fish will show up.

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Every day is different. 
Every year is different.

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Every month is different.

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You know, certain months are 
better than other months,

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but not necessarily. 
I pay for my daughters'

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tuitions with this stuff, 
you know what I mean?

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College isn't cheap, mortgages 
aren't cheap. This boat pays for

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certainthings and if 
this boat disappears,

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now I gotta figure out how to, 
to replace those payments.

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Dating back to 
the early 1600's,

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Gloucester is one of the 
oldest towns in New England.

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Fishing has been its lifeblood 
since the eighteenth century.

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It was once the largest 
fishing port in America.

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But for countless 
generations of fisherman,

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the sea has been both 
generous and unforgiving.

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This statue and wall of 
remembrance honors more than

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five thousand souls lost to 
the restless north Atlantic.

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(Sounds of workmen 
loading fish)

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Fishermen here face stiff 
competition from overseas 
suppliers.

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Marine educator Nancy 
Sullivan says that's caused

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a steady decline in the 
number of Gloucester fishermen.

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We had some six thousand 
fishermen in the 1800's here

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in Gloucester, and now 
there's just a few hundred.

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(Sounds of Crates 
being loaded)

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But now, there's an effort 
underway in to keep

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fishermen in business and 
preserve this way of life.

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The Northwest Atlantic Marine 
Alliance was created to help

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small fishing communities from 
Maine to North Carolina.

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Executive Director Niaz 
Dorry says they help each

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town create a Community 
Supported Fishery - with

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local residents signing up 
to receive fresh fish weekly

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directly from the source at 
a fair and stable price.

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Our work really involves 
empowering

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the community-based 
fishermen.

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So in this political arena 
where they're forced to

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scale up or sell out, they 
can choose a third option,

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which is to actually fit 
within the right scale and

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operate at a small scale, 
feed their local community

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and make a living they 
can actually exist on.

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Each day, the fresh catch is 
brought to

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markets like 
Turner Seafoods.

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That's where Community 
Supported Fishery members

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like JoeAnn Hart stop by 
to pick up their order.

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The quality is better 
because it's so very fresh.

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And it's coming right off 
the water here in Gloucester

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and not Asia or 
South America.

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I think the more people 
that participate,

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the more money 
the fishermen get.

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Morning Brenda.

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Hi, how are you?

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Good.

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Turner Seafoods owner Jim 
Turner says the program

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actually keeps money 
circulating within the

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town...and helps keep his 
retail business healthy.

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The captains are getting 
paid top dollar for their

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fish and we're busy 'cause 
we're able to keep our guys

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working and filleting, and 
so it is...

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it's a win-win for 
everybody.

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The Community Supported 
Fishery concept is modeled

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after the Community 
Supported Agriculture

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programs that began in the U.S. 
in the 1980's.

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Like the model for 
farmers, it provides

490
00:23:23,266 --> 00:23:25,933
a steady, reliable 
price, income,

491
00:23:26,033 --> 00:23:28,700
and customer base for the 
fishermen's catch.

492
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,033
We get together and the 
organization pools the money

493
00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:35,200
and pays the fishermen to 
catch the fish for our table.

494
00:23:35,300 --> 00:23:37,533
You know, instead of being 
told what they're going to

495
00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:40,666
get for their fish, they 
know what they're going to get.

496
00:23:40,766 --> 00:23:43,333
So it's good for 
stability for everybody.

497
00:23:43,433 --> 00:23:46,000
♪

498
00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:48,100
Stability for the fishermen, 
for the community,

499
00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,433
and...say these folks...for 
the marine environment.

500
00:23:51,533 --> 00:23:53,033
A steady market means 
fishermen can

501
00:23:53,133 --> 00:23:56,900
concentrate on a quality 
catch, not quantity.

502
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,233
You're doing better.

503
00:23:58,333 --> 00:23:59,200
You're doing better.

504
00:23:59,300 --> 00:24:00,266
You're not depleting... 
you're not

505
00:24:00,366 --> 00:24:02,366
catching fish in 
such great numbers.

506
00:24:02,466 --> 00:24:04,133
People are going to talk 
about fresh seafood,

507
00:24:04,233 --> 00:24:05,233
there's no 
question about it.

508
00:24:05,333 --> 00:24:06,933
I think it's very 
important to these,

509
00:24:07,033 --> 00:24:08,600
to these boats 
because, you know,

510
00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:10,533
it's anything like that 
where they're trying to

511
00:24:10,633 --> 00:24:12,633
promote fresh fish 
for the communities,

512
00:24:12,733 --> 00:24:14,466
which is what it's really all 
about.

513
00:24:14,566 --> 00:24:17,300
So if you care about the 
health of the ocean, you should

514
00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:22,766
care about who catches the 
fish you want to eat.

515
00:24:22,866 --> 00:24:24,066
That's going to 
wrap it up for us.

516
00:24:24,166 --> 00:24:26,433
We're always glad that you 
could come along as we discover

517
00:24:26,533 --> 00:24:30,200
interesting people and 
places in America's Heartland.

518
00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:33,200
And remember that you can 
stay in touch with us 24/7.

519
00:24:33,300 --> 00:24:34,333
We make it easy for you.

520
00:24:34,433 --> 00:24:36,233
You'll find us on your 
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521
00:24:36,333 --> 00:24:39,433
you can always access video and 
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522
00:24:39,533 --> 00:24:42,500
at our website: 
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523
00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:43,366
We'll see you next time...

524
00:24:43,466 --> 00:24:46,700
right here on 
America's Heartland.

525
00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,333
You can purchase a DVD 
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526
00:24:50,433 --> 00:24:51,133
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To order, just visit us online 
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528
00:24:59,233 --> 00:25:07,166
♪ You can see it in the eyes 
of 
every woman and man ♪

529
00:25:07,266 --> 00:25:12,866
♪ in America's Heartland 
living close to the land. ♪

530
00:25:12,966 --> 00:25:17,433
♪ There's a love 
for the country ♪

531
00:25:17,533 --> 00:25:22,000
♪ and a pride in the brand ♪

532
00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:25,433
♪ in America's Heartland 
li 
ving close, ♪

533
00:25:25,533 --> 00:25:28,266
♪close to the land ♪

534
00:25:28,366 --> 00:25:29,366
♪

535
00:25:29,433 --> 00:25:32,333
"America's Heartland 
is made possible by..."

536
00:25:33,466 --> 00:25:35,333
CropLife America. 
And it's member companies

537
00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:38,233
and associations in the 
crop protection industry

538
00:25:38,333 --> 00:25:43,200
including:

539
00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:47,266
The American Farm Bureau 
Foundation for Agriculture.

540
00:25:47,366 --> 00:25:51,433
More information at: 
agfoundation.org.

541
00:25:51,533 --> 00:25:55,766
Sacramento's proud to be 
America's Farm to Fork capital

542
00:25:55,866 --> 00:25:57,933
Visit: 
FarmtoFork.com

543
00:25:59,233 --> 00:26:01,333
♪