A new book provides an in-depth look at farming from the inside

Talk of Iowa

English - November 19, 2021 13:00 - ★★★★★ - 82 ratings
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Journalist Beth Hoffman moved from San Francisco to her husband's family farm in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Hoffman about her new book "Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America," an un-romaticized account of their experiences and the difficult business of farming.