Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm ... off the ground. “A lot of these farmers, they’re living ...

We wanted to be self-sufficient and moved to a 93-acre farm ... and small-scale livestock husbandry don't provide a livable wage. True self-sufficiency — the romantic vision of living off ...

Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm ... off the ground. “A lot of these farmers, they’re living ...