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  • A young contestant is ready to show his Holstein at the Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 17, 2016. The fair has been held annually since 1867. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Wendy Palthey's list of vegetables to be harvested for market is on a table in the barn at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 11, 2014. Palthey and her husband Jean started the organic vegetable farm in 1991. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Farmer Wendy Palthey gathers scallions for market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 11, 2014. Palthey and her husband Jean started the organic vegetable farm in 1991. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Farmer Wendy Palthey gathers scallions for market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 11, 2014. Palthey and her husband Jean started the organic vegetable farm in 1991. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Garlic grows in the morning sunlight at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 11, 2014. The organic vegetable farm was started by Jean and  Wendy Palthey in 1991. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Dill grows in the morning sunlight at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 11, 2014. The organic vegetable farm was started by Jean and  Wendy Palthey in 1991. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Peas grow in the morning sunlight at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 11, 2014. The organic vegetable farm was started by Jean and  Wendy Palthey in 1991. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Julie Caterino, of Weare, N.H., plants peas at Whalen Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on May 25, 2014. Caterino grew up on the farm and comes home regularly to help her parents with their market garden. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • While Lucy the family dog relaxes, Julie Caterino, of Weare, N.H., plants peas at Whalen Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on May 25, 2014. Caterino grew up on the farm and comes home regularly to help her parents with their market garden. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • At Whalen Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on May 25, 2014, David Caterino, of Weare, N.H., tells his father-in-law Mickey Whalen how wide rows need to be for planting as they lay down plastic to keep weeds down. The family uses the garden for selling produce at market. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • At Whalen Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on May 25, 2014, David Caterino, of Weare, N.H., helps his mother-in-law Diana Whalen with a machine that lays down plastic to protect plants from weeds as her husband Mickey Whalen runs the tractor. The family uses the garden for selling produce at market. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Chuck Wooster wets a stick for planting broccoli seeds at Sunrise Farm in White River Junction, Vt., on March 7, 2013. The mid-1800s farm was purchased by Wooster and his wife in 1999. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Farmer and writer Chuck Wooster holds one of the Dorset-Churro lambs born at Sunrise Farm in White River Junction, Vt., on March 7, 2013. Wooster and his crew raise sheep, pigs, chickens and organic vegetables for their customers. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Farmer and writer Chuck Wooster holds one of the Dorset-Churro lambs born at Sunrise Farm in White River Junction, Vt., on March 7, 2013. Wooster and his crew raise sheep, pigs, chickens and organic vegetables for their customers. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Under the watchful eye of its mother, farmer Chuck Wooster checks the health of a day-old Dorset-Churro cross lamb at Sunrise Farm in White River Junction, Vt., on March 7, 2013. Wooster and his crew raise sheep, pigs, chickens and organic vegetables for their customers. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Rhode Island Red hen casts a wary eye on a visitor in Tunbridge, Vt., on Nov. 26, 2011. The hardy bird is popular with backyard farmers due to their hardiness and egg-laying abilities. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Karin Chamberlin, of Woodstock, Vt., encourages Tweeter, in foreground, and Kate with a yell and a push during the 1,800-pound pony pulling class at the Caledonia County Fair in Lyndonville, Vt., on Aug. 25, 2011. Chamberlin won the competition, with the team pulling 6,500 pounds a distance of 6 feet, 6 inches, besting the second-place team by an inch. Chamberlin is following in the footsteps of her father, competing at fairs with the team they own together. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • While helping to hitch Tweeter, left, and Kate at the Cornish Fair, Robert Chamberlin, leaps over the stone boat as the team turns around in the ring in Cornish, N.H., on Aug. 21, 2011. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Buff Orpington pullet in her pen in Tunbridge, Vt., on Nov. 1, 2009. Originally an English breed, the chicken can be raised for laying eggs or for meat. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • An Easter Egger pullet strolls the chicken yard in Tunbridge, Vt., on Nov. 1, 2009. Easter Eggers are also known as a Rainbow Layers. They are descendants of Araucanas and Ameraucanas on one side of the family. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Rhode Island Red pullet explores the chicken yard in Tunbridge, Vt., on Nov. 1, 2009. The hardy bird is popular with backyard farmers due to their hardiness and egg-laying abilities. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Pullets, including a Buff Orpington at right, explore their new pen in Tunbridge, Vt., on Nov. 1, 2009. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • An Easter Egger pullet strolls the chicken yard in Tunbridge, Vt., on Nov. 1, 2009. Easter Eggers are also known as a Rainbow Layers. They are descendants of Araucanas and Ameraucanas on one side of the family. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Holstein scratches her neck on the barb wire fence at Howvale Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on October 11, 2009. Owned by Rob Howe, the farm is certified organic and milks 40 Jersey and Holstein cows.<br />
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  • A Holstein casts a wary eye upon a visitor to Howvale Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on October 11, 2009. Owned by Rob Howe, the farm is certified organic and milks 40 Jersey and Holstein cows.<br />
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  • Lorilai the Holstein relaxes in the pasture between milkings at Howvale Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on October 11, 2009. Owned by Rob Howe, the farm is certified organic and milks 40 Jersey and Holstein cows. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Walnut the Jersey cow looks at a visitor with curiosity at Howvale Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on October 11, 2009. Owned by Rob Howe, the farm is certified organic and milks 40 Jersey and Holstein cows.<br />
(Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Jersey dairy cow sniffs the air while in pasture at Howvale Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on October 11, 2009. Owned by Rob Howe, the farm is certified organic and milks 40 Jersey and Holstein cows.<br />
(Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A piglet takes a nap in the barn at the World's Fair in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 19, 2009. The fair, traditionally the last of the season in Vermont, was started in 1867. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • An oxen in the barn at the World's Fair in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 19, 2009, catches late afternoon sun. The fair, traditionally the last of the season in Vermont, was started in 1867. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Seed garlic that has been harvested is set aside in a barn before it is cleaned at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Farmers Jean and Wendy Palthey choose the biggest and healthiest cloves for propagating; the others are either eaten or planted for garlic chives. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • After they have been harvested, storage onions are spread out to dry in the loft of the barn at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept.10, 2009. All but the smaller onions were sold to customers -- the remainder were saved for the farm's family. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • After they have been harvested, storage onions are spread out to dry in the loft of the barn at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on September 10, 2009. All but the smaller onions were sold to customers -- the remainder were saved for the farm's family. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A young rutabaga grows at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Farmer Wendy Palthey said her son thinks rutabaga tastes like broccoli flavored with maple syrup. Palthey also said Europeans who survived World War II can't stand rutabagas because they had to eat a lot of them due to the war's food rationing. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A head of cabbage is nearly ready to be picked at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Domesticated in Europe before 1000 B.C., cabbage was a large part of European nutrition by the Middle Ages. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Jean Palthey harvests chard for market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. The plant's nutritious leaves give it the distinction of being one of the healthiest vegetables. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Jean Palthey harvests chard for market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. The plant's nutritious leaves give it the distinction of being one of the healthiest vegetables. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Late-season greens grow in the morning sun at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sep. 10, 2009. Mixed greens, or Mesclun, are young plants for salads. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Farmer Wendy Palthey harvests greens at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Started in 1991 by Palthey and her husband, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A harvested pumpkin is ready to be collected at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. A type of squash, the pumpkin is native to North America. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A harvested pumpkin is ready to be collected at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. A type of squash, the pumpkin is native to North America. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Morning fog surrounds harvested pumpkins at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. A type of squash, the pumpkin is native to North America. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Bushels of squash are harvested for market and CSA customers at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Squash is a vegetable typically put up for winter consumption. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Bushels of squash are harvested for market and CSA customers at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Squash is a vegetable typically put up for winter consumption. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Bushels of squash are harvested for market and CSA customers at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Squash is a vegetable typically put up for winter consumption. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Bushels of squash are harvested for market and CSA customers at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 10, 2009. Squash is a vegetable typically put up for winter consumption. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A steer moos while participating in the Cavalcade of Animals at the Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge, Vt., on Sept. 13, 2008. Established in 1867, the fair has been an annual mid-September tradition with animals, displays and rides. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Jean Palthey picks broccoli for market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. The Paltheys believe their vegetables' unique taste is due to the quality of the plants' soil, which was a hillside dairy farm for years. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Broccoli is picked to go to market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. Farmers Jean and Wendy Palthey believe their vegetables' unique taste is due to the quality of the plants' soil, which was a hillside dairy farm for years. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Farmer Jean Palthey picks broccoli to be sold at market while harvesting at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008.  Started in 1991 by Palthey and his wife, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Noah LePage nibbles on peas while picking them at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Peas grow on the vine at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. The plant is generally the first to be planted by seed in early spring. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Peas grow on the vine at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. The plant is generally the first to be planted by seed in early spring. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Kale is mulched with hay at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. Kale grows well into winter, and can taste sweeter after being exposed to a frost. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Freshly-picked carrots that have been washed are ready to go to market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on July 7, 2008. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Lou Lovejoy harvests crops for CSA distribution at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 19, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen
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  • Morning dew settles on organic mixed greens growing at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 19, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Using an outdoor sink, Wendy Palthey washes mixed greens to sell at market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. Started in 1991 by Palthey and her husband, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Using an outdoor sink, Wendy Palthey washes mixed greens to sell at market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. Started in 1991 by Palthey and her husband, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A transplanted lettuce seedling grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Young heads of lettuce grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Red Russian Kale is harvested for market at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • An ox relaxes in a hayfield in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. While some oxen teams are still used for farm and forestry work, most are shown at country fairs or compete in pulling contests. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • An ox relaxes in a hayfield in Tunbridge, Vt., on June 5, 2008. While some oxen teams are still used for farm and forestry work, most are shown at country fairs or compete in pulling contests. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Basil seedlings grow in trays before they are transplanted into the ground at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Organic seedling greens grow in trays before they are transplanted into the ground at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Started in 1991, the organic vegetable farm is located on land that had been a dairy farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Chamomile seedlings grow in starter trays at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. The plant is a flower used for herbal tea. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Chamomile seedlings grow in starter trays at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. The plant is a flower used for herbal tea. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Parsley seedlings grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Parsley is used in many types of cooking. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Parsley seedlings grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Parsley is used in many types of cooking. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Parsley seedlings grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Parsley is used in many types of cooking. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Parsley seedlings grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Parsley is used in many types of cooking. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Parsley seedlings grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Parsley is used in many types of cooking. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Parsley seedlings grow at Tunbridge Hill Farm in Tunbridge, Vt., on April 6, 2008. Parsley is used in many types of cooking. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Kevin Comeau of White River Junction, Vt., cleans a freshly slaughtered pig at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on September 25, 2007. Cleaning the carcass thoroughly while the hide is still on makes for clean meat later on. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Norah Lake of Grafton, Vt., and Carl Demrow of Washington, Vt., use a sawhorse to begin the skinning process at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on September 25, 2007. The sawhorse holds the carcass at a convenient height while keeping it clean. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Norah Lake of Grafton, Vt., uses a razor blade for the fine work at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on September 25, 2007. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Chuck Wooster of Hartford, Vt., left, and his friends pull the hide from a hog carcass at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on September 25, 2007. Working in the shade helps keep the meat cool. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • The Andrews sisters -- three Yorkshire cross pigs -- dine on grain and garden scraps held in a stout trough built by Chuck Wooster at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on Aug. 30, 2007. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Patty the Yorkshire cross not uses the water bucket for drinking at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on Aug. 30, 2007, but also for a quick cool-down. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Patty the Yorkshire cross explores grass in its new home at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on Aug. 30, 2007. It's important to socialize a shoat during its first week on your farm, laying a foundation for working with 300-pound hogs later on. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Frannie, a "Heinz 57" mixed breed sow, naps while her two-month-old piglets roam the barnyard at Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton, Vt., on August 15, 2007. Hybrid hogs usually leads to more rapid growth than the purebred variety. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Waking up from a morning nap, one of the piglets at Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton, Vt., lets a good yawn rip on Aug. 15, 2007. Pigs make yawns seem like one of life's essential pleasures. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Fresh from rooting in the barnyard dirt, an eight-week-old shoat wanders in its pen at Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton, Vt., on August 15, 2007. Food is important in establishing trust towards a shoat in its new home. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A sign at Maple Grove Farm in Cabot, Vt., was put up as a joke to warn visitors about Clearwater, a pet pig kept in the former dairy barn. The sow is more likely to attack the nearby flower beds by rooting through them if her gate is left open. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Vicky Parra Tebbetts' lone pig creamer is mixed in with her husband's collection of the bovine variety at their home in Cabot, Vt., on August 12, 2007. Since adopting a pig as a pet, friends and family have been giving Tebbetts pig collectibles, which number in the hundreds. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Slaughtering's alternative: in a moment out of "Charlotte's Web," Clearwater the hog was saved from a trip to the butcher by Vicky Parra Tebbetts at Maple Grove Farm in Cabot, Vt. Tebbetts was later married on her husband's family farm and invited guests to visit the sow. Featured on several Christmas cards, the eight-year-old Clearwater is shown on Aug. 12, 2007, and weighs 600 pounds. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A pair of Yorkshire cross hogs eat their morning grain at Fat Rooster Farm in Royalton, Vt., on August 7,2007. Farmer Jennifer Megyesi said they used to farrow piglets but now buy shoats to raise them for freezer meat. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Yorkshire cross shoat drinks milk at Fat Rooster Farm in Royalton, Vt., on August 7, 2007. During the first week a shoat is in a new place, give its digestive tract time to adjust by feeding milk and mash as its primary feed. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Three of the Tamworths called the Gang of Four eat their morning helping of grain at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, 2007. Soaking grain in water for a few minutes not only makes it more palatable for the pigs, but it also insures they're getting enough water. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Tamworth hog roams near a pig penthouse built with salvaged building materials at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, 2007. Shade is crucial for porcine happiness. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Oreo Cookie drinks from a bucket of water outfitted with water nipples at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, 2007. Water nipples are handy for hogs when water needs to be carried to the pen.
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  • Dan Monahan of Cambridge, Mass., left, and Chuck Wooster of Hartford, Vt., use a hog weigh tape at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, 2007, to determine the progress of a pig to be slaughtered soon for a pig roast at a friend's wedding. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • After the portable pen was moved to new ground at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, ,2007, a hog immediately begins rooting the fresh pasture, turning the dirt and leaving nutrients behind. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Louisa, 6, and Silas Monahan, 8, of Cambridge, Mass., keep an eye on the hogs as Chuck Wooster of Hartford, Vt., feeds them radicchio leaves in their portable pen at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, 2007. The Monahan family spends the summer on the farm, with the kids helping to feed the pigs and harvest vegetables. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • With an assist from his dog Olive and friends not pictured, Chuck Wooster of Hartford, Vt., uses his tractor to move a portable pen on July 23, 2007, he built to house his hogs at Sunrise Farm. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • A Tamworth barron munches on radicchio left over from the garden at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., July 23,2007. Farmer Chuck Wooster supplements his pigs' diet of grain with a daily helping of scraps. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Pigs play in their pen at Sunrise Farm in Hartford, Vt., on July 23, 2007. Hog panels are a relatively inexpensive way to build a larger pen. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Chili, a Tamworth and Large Black sow, had her piglets outdoors before farmer Nancy LaRowe had a chance to move her closer to the barn at Hogwash Farm in Norwich, Vt., on June 21, 2007. After surrounding the area with an electric fence, the mother and 12 babies did well outdoors for three weeks. But LaRowe said it was a "logistical nightmare" to move them later for de-worming. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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  • Tamworth piglets crossed with a Gloucestershire Old Spot boar cast a wary eye on a visitor to Hogwash Farm in Norwich, Vt., while nursing from their mother on June 21, 2007. (Photo by Geoff Hansen)
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