Preserving Legacy
Whatcom dairy farmers search for stability Article and Photos by Gerald Baron
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osing the family farm is a tragedy on multiple levels. More than just losing a job, a business, or a career. Familyowned farms have a legacy to uphold and pass
on to future generations—a legacy created by parents, and grandparents, and even great-grandparents who worked incredibly hard. They created a way of life, even more than a livelihood. Now, especially within this region’s once-thriving dairy landscape, that family farming way of life in Whatcom County finds itself increasingly threatened. For Bud and Susan Van Dyk, like most
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