My wife and I are finishing a two week vacation in California and Washington State. We reconnected with a bunch of friends in the Bay Area. And on Friday, July 13th (not the full moon), my oldest son, Lucas, defended with gusto his Ph.D. thesis in agriculture at the Washington State University, and became Director of Thurston County Extension and Small Farms Faculty. We are so proud of him! People of all walks of life really like Lucas. This is clear from the comments we overheard and a recent article about him. The young Dr. Lucas will need all the good will of many to introduce agriculture to the legislators and public in the fast-growing Thurston County, and get funding for the numerous projects he wants to carry out. Helping young farmers to grow organic crops and open new markets to them by creating necessary infrastructure will not be easy. Public funding for agriculture is very scarce these days, unless you are a 67 years old corn grower in...
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