We did it by saving our seed corn, investing and ultimately inventing our way out of farming jobs.

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Not to mention the lawsuits against seed saving and natural pollination.

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Today, Mr. Brock grows vegetables for seed-saving plots in an effort to help resuscitate heirloom varieties that have fallen out of favor.

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His latest album, Sin, Salvation and Saving Seeds, is a fundraiser for Seed Savers, a Decorah, Iowa, farm that raises heirloom seeds for share and trade.

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