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America’s farmers, especially beginning and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers face insurmountable challenges, yet 87 percent of young farmers are dedicated to regenerative, climate-smart farming practices. Across the country, farmland is being lost to development at a rate of more than 2,000 acres per day.
The song tells the story of a farmer who is approached by a realestate developer. He tells the overalls-clad farmer—a tired stereotype of America’s agrarians, even if my farming grandfather wore Liberty bibs every day for decades—that he builds houses and neighborhoods. I had heard the song before, but I gave it another listen.
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