BROOKE ROLLINS, MONICA CROWLEY: America’s family farms have kept us strong for 250 years

Half a century before America declared independence, John Lester broke soil on a 150-acre plot of land in East Hampton, N.Y. Little did he know, the next 300 years would see nine generations of his direct descendants cultivate that land. As our young nation took root and endured hardship, so did Round Swamp Farm. Today, Carolyn Lester Snyder carries on the family tradition by growing and selling produce on the property, with the help of her husband, children and grandchildren. They are a living,