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The Peasant Life, for a Student's Summer

by Jill Vaughan , NPR
August 4, 2006

Commentator Jill Vaughan has a small farm in upstate New York. Right now, that means she's trying to hire teenagers who aren't afraid of doing real work at their summer jobs.

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  • All Things Considered, August 4, 2006
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