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First in Jamaica, then in the United States, he has farmed most of his life and is now the owner of Ras Farm in western Massachusetts.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023

The proposed construction “will grab a great amount of land, and you don’t know where it will end,” said Rashid Owinah, 58, whose family has farmed in Battir for generations.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Jerry Hill, who has farmed for 52 years, attended the Story County meeting with other farmers and is leaning toward installing a bioreactor along a creek that borders his property.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Tom Barcellos has farmed the reclaimed soil of the Tulare Lake Basin for nearly five decades, and he’s rarely witnessed a winter like 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Don Henry has farmed out the trade of the island of Arguin, under the following regulations.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert