{"id":6313,"date":"2016-09-22T13:50:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/mainefood\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2022-03-29T08:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:06:05","slug":"farming-with-intention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/mainefood\/2016\/09\/22\/farming-with-intention\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming with Intention"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;For me an intentional community is the line where ownership is taken out and there is a lot less ego involved.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/184918628\" width=\"1165\" height=\"655\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Farming with Intention\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ben Rooney, the farm manager at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildfolkfarm.com\/\">Wild Folk Farm<\/a>, explains why he decided to stay in Maine after graduating from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colby.edu\">Colby College<\/a>. 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