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For the past 20 years, we have been both farming and raising children. I’ve come to the conclusion that these two endeavors have a lot in common. Here are some of my basic tenets of farm-rearing. 
As farmers we have to notice the little things—especially little things with voracious appetites like aphids, rust flies, and mites.When Steve comes in with a discolored leaf and gets out the magnifying glass, there’s always a little bit of dread while I wait for him to decide what tiny, tiny critter is wreaking havoc with the crop this time.
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