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"In New Food Culture, a Young Generation of Farmers Emerges
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Tyler and Alicia Jones on their farm in Corvallis, Ore. More Photos »
By ISOLDE RAFTERY
Published: March 5, 2011

CORVALLIS, Ore. ‹ For years, Tyler Jones, a livestock farmer here,
avoided telling his grandfather how disillusioned he had become with
industrial farming.

A New Generation of Farmers



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After all, his grandfather had worked closely with Earl L. Butz, the
former federal secretary of agriculture who was known for saying, ³Get
big or get out.²

But several weeks before his grandfather died, Mr. Jones broached the
subject. His grandfather surprised him. ³You have to fix what Earl and I
messed up,² Mr. Jones said his grandfather told him.

Now, Mr. Jones, 30, and his wife, Alicia, 27, are among an emerging
group of people in their 20s and 30s who have chosen farming as a
career. Many shun industrial, mechanized farming and list punk rock,
Karl Marx and the food journalist Michael Pollan as their influences.
The Joneses say they and their peers are succeeding because of Oregon¹s
farmer-foodie culture, which demands grass-fed and pasture-raised meats.

³People want to connect more than they can at their grocery store,² Ms.
Jones said. ³We had a couple who came down from Portland and asked if
they could collect their own eggs. We said, ŒO.K., sure.¹ They want to
trust their producer, because there¹s so little trust in food these
days.² "

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³Every conflict in the world today has its origin in the
imagination of British map drawers,² Author Unknown