Dylan Bruce checks the garlic April 24 in one of his fields near Ferryville, Wis. Bruce is one of many small farmers in the Driftless Area region who depend on organic certification to keep their farms profitable.
An old farmhouse sits on the land at the Driftless Seed Supply farm. Dylan Bruce, who co-owns the business with his wife, shares the land with his parents and grandmother.
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Dylan Bruce poses for a portrait in front of the house he's building with his wife on his parent's farmland. Bruce moved back to the area in 2022 to start an organic-seed-supply farm on his parents' land.
Dylan Bruce walks by the creek of his family farm.
Dylan Bruce waters seedlings April 24.
Dylan Bruce waters seedlings April 24. Without organic certification, his business plan might not have been viable.
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