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  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency.
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter880.dng
  • The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers, and was formed in 1977 in Campo, Colorado by a group of farmers. The farmers attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything.<br />
<br />
The organization demanded that the federal government establish higher prices of various crops, claiming that they needed "parity" between what they had to spend to grow crops versus revenues received from their crops. One of the slogans of the group was "Parity not Charity", as the farmers demanded that the government ensure that farmers were paid more for their crops. The farmers demanded to make as much profit per acre, adjusted for inflation, as farmers did at the turn of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
On December 10, 1977, approximately 5,000 farmers held a rally in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were joined by Nebraska governor J. James Exon. The farmers all rode their tractors, and soon other farm states had tractor rallies. Gloria Carter Spann, sister of President Jimmy Carter even participated in one rally.<br />
<br />
While the farmers appeared to have widespread sympathy, relatively few farmers actually went on strike and refused to grow crops. The organization therefore decided to have a tractor rally in Washington, DC. In January 1978, nearly 3,000 farmers drove their tractors to Washington, many of them from thousands of miles away.The Carter administration agreed that the Farmers Home Administration would stop all foreclosures, but soon after the rally was over resumed foreclosures of farms with past due loans.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-28.tif
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter203.tif
  • U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and Rolling Stones keyboard player and fellow tree farmer Chuck Leavell at a meeting of tree farmers in Atlanta, Georgia.
    © Ken Hawkins Sam Nunn -27042.psd
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter204.tif
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter206.tif
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter125.jpg
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter205.tif
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter207.tif
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter227.tif
  • Straight razor used by farmer Matt Schwab to humanely dispatch chickens. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-28.tif
  • William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26945.psd
  • Billy Carter - with beer in hand and cooler at his side - talks on an analog mobile telephone in the back of a Cadillac limousine. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26939.psd
  • Billy Carter and his friend Tommy Butler play pool. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26947.psd
  • A French documentary film crew interviews Billy Carter at his gas station in Plains, Georgia. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26944.psd
  • Billy Carter fuels his new "Redneck Power" pickup truck at his Plains, Georgia gas station. A nodel of the pickup was produced by Revell and sold internationally. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26943.psd
  • Billy Carter at the kickoff of Billy Beer in October 1977. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26941.psd
  • A smiling Billy Carter at a picnic lunch in West Florida. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26938.psd
  • A smiling Billy Carter at a picnic lunch in west Florida. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26937.psd
  • Billy Carter and his friend Bud Duval look through a copy of "Redneck Power - the Wit and Wisdom of Billy Carter". William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26936.psd
  • Billy Carter, his wife Sybil, mother Lillian and son Earl at the October 1977 kickoff of Billy Beer. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26934.psd
  • Billy Carter and family wash the Carter's new blue Cadillac. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26933.psd
  • Billy Carter, his wife Sybil, mother Lillian and son Earl at the October 1977 kickoff of Billy Beer. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26929.psd
  • Billy Carter with his new "Redneck Power" pickup truck at his Plains, Georgia gas station. A nodel of the pickup was produced by Revell and sold internationally.  William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26927.psd
  • Billy Carter is momentarily distracted at the kick off for Billy Beer on October 31, 1977. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26926.psd
  • Billy Carter laughs while sitting at the bar in his Plains, Georgia gas station. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26923.psd
  • Billy Carter sits with a can of beer atop a pile of used tires at the rear of his gas station in Plains, Georgia. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26925.psd
  • Billy Carter sits with a can of beer atop a pile of used tires at the rear of his gas station in Plains, Georgia. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26924.psd
  • A farmer directs harvested corn loading into a trailer.
    Agriculture_Ken Hawkins004.TIF
  • President Jimmy Carter and his brother Billy Carter are joined by a tenant farmer as they assess their summer peanut crop. The Carters own tracts of farmland around Plains, Georgia along with a peanut warehouse in that city, although the President's holdings are held in a blind trust during his presidency. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter131.jpg
  • Billy Carter speaks at a civic club meeting in Ahoskie, North Carolina. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26930.psd
  • Billy Carter meets tourists in front of his Plains, Georgia gas station. William Alton - Billy - Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician, and the younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Carter promoted Billy Beer and was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia. Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, to James Earl Carter Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. He was named after his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather, William Carter Sr. and William Archibald Carter Jr. respectively. He attended Emory University in Atlanta but did not complete a degree. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work with his brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, at the age of 18, he married Sybil Spires (b. 1939), also of Plains. They were the parents of six children: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy" Carter IV, Marle, Mandy, and Earl, who was 12 years old when his father died.
    Billy Carter-26928.psd
  • The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers, and was formed in 1977 in Campo, Colorado by a group of farmers. The farmers attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything.<br />
<br />
The organization demanded that the federal government establish higher prices of various crops, claiming that they needed "parity" between what they had to spend to grow crops versus revenues received from their crops. One of the slogans of the group was "Parity not Charity", as the farmers demanded that the government ensure that farmers were paid more for their crops. The farmers demanded to make as much profit per acre, adjusted for inflation, as farmers did at the turn of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
On December 10, 1977, approximately 5,000 farmers held a rally in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were joined by Nebraska governor J. James Exon. The farmers all rode their tractors, and soon other farm states had tractor rallies. Gloria Carter Spann, sister of President Jimmy Carter even participated in one rally.<br />
<br />
While the farmers appeared to have widespread sympathy, relatively few farmers actually went on strike and refused to grow crops. The organization therefore decided to have a tractor rally in Washington, DC. In January 1978, nearly 3,000 farmers drove their tractors to Washington, many of them from thousands of miles away.The Carter administration agreed that the Farmers Home Administration would stop all foreclosures, but soon after the rally was over resumed foreclosures of farms with past due loans. Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    Farmers Strike_Ken Hawkins 009.tif
  • AAM "Tractorcade" striking farmers park their tractors near the Plains, GA watertower in a demonstration trying to garner the support of then sitting President Jimmy Carter. The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers, and was formed in 1977 in Campo, Colorado by a group of farmers. The farmers attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything.<br />
<br />
The organization demanded that the federal government establish higher prices of various crops, claiming that they needed "parity" between what they had to spend to grow crops versus revenues received from their crops. One of the slogans of the group was "Parity not Charity", as the farmers demanded that the government ensure that farmers were paid more for their crops. The farmers demanded to make as much profit per acre, adjusted for inflation, as farmers did at the turn of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
On December 10, 1977, approximately 5,000 farmers held a rally in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were joined by Nebraska governor J. James Exon. The farmers all rode their tractors, and soon other farm states had tractor rallies. Gloria Carter Spann, sister of President Jimmy Carter even participated in one rally.<br />
<br />
While the farmers appeared to have widespread sympathy, relatively few farmers actually went on strike and refused to grow crops. The organization therefore decided to have a tractor rally in Washington, DC. In January 1978, nearly 3,000 farmers drove their tractors to Washington, many of them from thousands of miles away.The Carter administration agreed that the Farmers Home Administration would stop all foreclosures, but soon after the rally was over resumed foreclosures of farms with past due loans.
    Farmers Strike_Ken Hawkins 002.tif
  • The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers, and was formed in 1977 in Campo, Colorado by a group of farmers. The farmers attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything.<br />
<br />
The organization demanded that the federal government establish higher prices of various crops, claiming that they needed "parity" between what they had to spend to grow crops versus revenues received from their crops. One of the slogans of the group was "Parity not Charity", as the farmers demanded that the government ensure that farmers were paid more for their crops. The farmers demanded to make as much profit per acre, adjusted for inflation, as farmers did at the turn of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
On December 10, 1977, approximately 5,000 farmers held a rally in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were joined by Nebraska governor J. James Exon. The farmers all rode their tractors, and soon other farm states had tractor rallies. Gloria Carter Spann, sister of President Jimmy Carter even participated in one rally.<br />
<br />
While the farmers appeared to have widespread sympathy, relatively few farmers actually went on strike and refused to grow crops. The organization therefore decided to have a tractor rally in Washington, DC. In January 1978, nearly 3,000 farmers drove their tractors to Washington, many of them from thousands of miles away.The Carter administration agreed that the Farmers Home Administration would stop all foreclosures, but soon after the rally was over resumed foreclosures of farms with past due loans.
    Farmers Strike_Ken Hawkins007.tif
  • The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers, and was formed in 1977 in Campo, Colorado by a group of farmers. The farmers attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything.<br />
<br />
The organization demanded that the federal government establish higher prices of various crops, claiming that they needed "parity" between what they had to spend to grow crops versus revenues received from their crops. One of the slogans of the group was "Parity not Charity", as the farmers demanded that the government ensure that farmers were paid more for their crops. The farmers demanded to make as much profit per acre, adjusted for inflation, as farmers did at the turn of the 20th century.<br />
<br />
On December 10, 1977, approximately 5,000 farmers held a rally in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were joined by Nebraska governor J. James Exon. The farmers all rode their tractors, and soon other farm states had tractor rallies. Gloria Carter Spann, sister of President Jimmy Carter even participated in one rally.<br />
<br />
While the farmers appeared to have widespread sympathy, relatively few farmers actually went on strike and refused to grow crops. The organization therefore decided to have a tractor rally in Washington, DC. In January 1978, nearly 3,000 farmers drove their tractors to Washington, many of them from thousands of miles away.The Carter administration agreed that the Farmers Home Administration would stop all foreclosures, but soon after the rally was over resumed foreclosures of farms with past due loans.
    Farmers Strike_Ken Hawkins 008.tif
  • President elect Jimmy Carter cuts watermelons on his farm land in Plains, Georgia. Carter was walking his land with one of his tenant farmers - Leonard Wright in the background.
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter879.dng
  • President elect Jimmy Carter cuts watermelons on his farm land in Plains, Georgia. Carter was walking his land with one of his tenant farmers. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
    Jimmy Carter 0100_Jimmy Carter220.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-18.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-9.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-8.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-6.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-21.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-20.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-19.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
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  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
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  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
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  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
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  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-5.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-4.tif
  • Striking farmers Tractorcade rolls into Georgia's capitol city of Atlanta, surrounding the Georgia state capitol.
    FARMERS STRIKE 1977 ©KEN HAWKINS-1.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-46.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-45.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-43.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-44.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Bagged heritage chicken feet and parts after harvest. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-38.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-33.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-24.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-11.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • President elect Jimmy Carter cuts watermelons on his farm land in Plains, Georgia. Carter was walking his land with one of his tenant farmers. - To license this image, click on the shopping cart below -
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-48.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-47.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Jen Schwab snaps the head from a heritage chicken during hand processing. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Jen Schwab snaps the head from a heritage chicken during hand processing. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-36.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Heritage chicken processing by hand. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-34.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-32.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-31.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-29.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Feathers will be turned into fertilizer after removal. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-25.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-23.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Jen Schwab - left - instructs a visitor in the finer points of hand processing a chicken. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-20.tif
  • Jen Schwab - left - instructs a visitor in the finer points of hand processing a chicken. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-21.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-18.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-17.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-14.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-10.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-12.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-9.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-8.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
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