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Farming has been the Austin Family way of life for many generations. It began in the 1700s when their ancestors were granted land in Tennessee for serving in the military during the Revolutionary War. Glenn Austin, the patriarch of Austin Family Farm and a 7th generation farmer, remembers driving a team of mules to plow a field back in 1947 when he was around 5 years old. They farmed because they needed food, which is what everyone did back then. There were always animals and home gardens to provide for the family's daily needs and cash crops such as cotton and sweet potatoes, which generated some income.

In 1970, Glenn and Tony Austin moved their young family, including 4 children, out west and landed in the North Fork Valley. Their 26 acre farm in Paonia is still very much a family run operation, with 4 generations currently living and working together on the property.

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