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 part 2 South Central Michigan Two farms in Michigan’s South Central region are less directly impacted by city growth than those located near Ann Arbor. The Honeywell farm is near the border with Indiana, an area that Amish farmers have found responsive to diversified family farming. The Honeywell farm, no longer cultivated by direct descendants, is home to a woman of modest means but large vision. She has invested resources to preserve and celebrate the achievements of early settlers. Within commuting distance of the city of Jackson, the pioneer Crawford farm, with copious barns and an elegant farmhouse, is home to another strong farm woman. Retaining the buildings and land of a once prosperous farm, she has enabled a great-grandson to fulfill his passion for farming. ...

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