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New York Times writer Kim Severson is reporting on a new trend among college students, no it’s not the latest technological gadget or So You Think You Can Dance drinking game, it’s…threshing. And spreading manure, milking cows, gathering eggs, and harvesting crops. Yes, the newest trend among college students is interning on the farm. To get to the root of this back-to-the-land movement, Kim Severson joins The Takeaway.

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