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Back To The Land Movement Continues Across America
The piece profiles Pete and Margie Shew and Naomi and Harvey Cohen who left cities for small West Virginia cabins and a rural life. The trend, growing since the 1960s, draws people from varied backgrounds seeking self sufficiency amid rising rural real estate demand.
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Stratton Doulhat
Associated Press
Ranger
W.va
Pe Shew
Margie Sayles
Upstate New York
Euting Cabin
Winding Hollow
Wes Virginia
Cow Creek
Naomi
Harvey Cohen
New York University
Cohens
Pete
Margie
Shuttleworth
Corning
Goucher College
Teacher Corps
Baltimore
Heathcote
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Navy
Chicago
Westtry
Virginia
Lincoln
Huntington
Charleston
West Virginia
Coun
Harvey
Vey
Naomi Cohen
New York