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Max Allbritten smiles in his pig barn

IL-EATS revives a farm-family dream at Indian Point Ranch

Max Allbritten lives in the home his grandparents built in the 60s, less than a thousand feet across the road from his childhood home and where his parents live today. In the six years since his father’s retirement from farming, the barns and equipment have slipped into disrepair. Max was...
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Mei Shao, owner of Sunny Oaks farm holding a mushroom log

Mushrooms — and happiness — grow at Sunny Oaks Farm

Happiness matters. Mei Shao’s path to farming is unique. Raised in China, her parents encouraged a very traditional educational path. She studied in the U.S. and became a very successful executive architect for one of the most prestigious firms in the country. But happiness matters. ...
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Makala Bach

Makala Bach

LFPA Family and Consumer Sciences Visiting Outreach Associate
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LFPA Family and Consumer Science Visiting Outreach Associate
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