Name: CowTalk Episode 1: Generationality & Farming Identity by CowTalk Middlebury
Duration: 10 min 25 s
Description: Dairy farming has been the backbone of the Vermont economy since the early 19th century. As such, it remains one of the state’s dominant cultural forces. In this episode, Elaine Forbush and Maggie Danna talk with farmers about how they got into farming, what it means to their family, and what their plans are for the future.

Dairy farming has been the backbone of the Vermont economy since the early 19th century. As such, it remains one of the state’s dominant cultural forces. In this episode, Elaine Forbush and Maggie Danna talk with farmers about how they got into farming, what it means to their family, and what their plans are for the future.

CowTalk Episode 1: Generationality & Farming Identity

This is a podcast created as a capstone project by seniors at Middlebury College. Over the course of nine interviews, we collected stories from dairy farmers in Addison County concerning their family’s history on the land, the challenges they face, and how they do what they do.