Growing Pains: Building a Regenerative Farm on Cape Cod

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Dylan Leary and Nick Mathis work side by side.
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So much genetic information is such a tiny package.
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Mathis planting the seeds of the season.
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Leary delivers a snack to the farm’s Kunekune pigs.
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Pelham Farms’ diverse flock of chickens is growing.
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Pelham Farms’ barn is a colorful place to store the tools of the trade.
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Leary breaking up the soil by hand to get the planting beds ready.
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The pen of Kunekune pigs is located in a stand of bamboo, giving it an exotic look.
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Leary moves vegetable starts from the greenhouse into the ground.
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Ready for my close-up! Pelham Farms has three Kunekune pigs on the property.
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The Learys purchased this old garden center in West Dennis with an eye toward expansion of Pelham Farms.