Rex Ogden | #101

Rex Ogden | #101

Author: Real Food Real People June 30, 2022 Duration: 37:26

Rex Ogden is the 4th generation to farm a hilly piece of land near Castle Rock, Washington.

As he sees family farms disappearing from his part of the state, he shares his perspective on what it will take to protect them

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