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More Women Turn to Farming

According to recently released figures, women now run one of every 10 American farms.

Julie Stinar of Evensong Farm in Sharpsburg, Md., walks through her pasture. According to recently released figures, women now run one of every 10 American farms.

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Workers on Evensong Farm pick vegetables from the garden. In Maryland, the number of farms in which a woman is the principal operator jumped 16 percent between 2002 and 2007.

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After the birth of her son, Stiner and her husband bought a 132-acre spread in rural Washington County that would eventually become Evensong Farm.

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Stinar checks up on her pigs. A homeless three-legged pig was among her farm's first animals.

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Elioak Farm in Clarksville, Md., is owned by Martha Clark , right. Her children help work the farm.

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Evensong Farm worker Dana Sutton, 16, hand washes a mix of salad greens after picking.

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Stinar walks through her old milking barn. "It's a great feeling to be able to grow food and to be able to share it with people," she says.

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Evensong Farm worker Jillian Sico carries romaine lettuce after early morning picking.

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The horses on Clark's Elioak Farm eat hay from the truck as it pulls up to the barn to unload.

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Stinar scoops feed from the bin as she feeds her chickens. "Being outside, growing food -- it's just a great way to live," she says.

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Stinar scratches the belly of one of her pigs.

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Stinar picks weeds.

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Stinar uses no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on her farm. Women tend to run smaller, more specialized enterprises selling heirloom tomatoes and grass-fed beef to well-heeled, eco-conscious consumers.

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Clark and her daughter Nora Crist open the stable gate.

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Stinar walks through her pasture as chickens graze.

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Evensong Farm workers Alexis Self and James Pearson laugh as they pick kale.

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Stinar with her herding mutt, Penny.

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Evensong Farm manager Mary Cottone, center, directs James Pearson and Alexis Self. right, as they pick kale.

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Stinar checks on her three-day-old piglets during morning chores.

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Stinar pours feed on the ground for her chickens, which she raises to sell as meat.

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Evensong Farm worker Alexis Self walks with a crate filled with kale.

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