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The most insistent and formidable concern of agriculture, wherever it is taken seriously, is the distinct individuality of every farm, every field on every farm, every farm family, and every creature on every farm.

Wendell Berry

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Wendell Berry
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: August 5
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