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Young Farmers' Conference // Stone Barns

This past December I participated in the National Young Farmers' Conference at Stone Barns, an agricultural center less than an hour outside of NYC.   (Urbanites may better recognize its restaurant -- Blue Hill at Stone Barns.)  Here are a few images captured in between workshops, chats, and meals, and during the evening's contra (i.e., square) dance. 

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Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope
Young Farmer's Conference at Stone Barns // Image by Melissa Hope