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We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.

Wendell Berry

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Wendell Berry
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: August 5
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Farmer
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Henry County
Kentucky
Wendell Berry
Wendell Erdman Berry
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