# EP 4: It's Not the Cow, It's the How

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Podcast: [Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947)
Published: 2024-05-09T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1227

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As Farm Aid artist Micah Nelson says, "the soil is the most fundamental source of life." When Micah and his family were riding out the pandemic at their ranch in Luck, Texas, they decided to start growing their own food. But as anyone who lives in Texas Hill Country can tell you, it is rough, rugged terrain, frequently distinguished by densely packed, seemingly inhospitable earth. Fortunately, Micah's mother, Farm Aid board member Annie Nelson, encountered Tina and Orion Weldon at the farmers...

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