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Growing food, fly fishing, snowsliders and hawk masters. [patagonia®]( [Men’s]( [Women’s]( [Stories]( [The Cleanest Line]( Sometimes, the story you think you’re headed toward isn’t the one you come home with, and that’s exactly what happened when we set out to write about Dandelion Spring Farm in Maine. We’re also sharing an excerpt from our new book about fly fishing and life, a piece about confidence and decision-making in the mountains, and a story from Japan about one of the last hawk masters. [A person in overalls and a hat standing in front of a hoop shelter on a farm]( Workwear The Forever Chemicals This story was supposed to be about a thriving, women-led organic farm in Maine. Then came news of the forever chemicals. “While we wait for the test results, we continue our dedication to stewarding the health of land and people through the production of nutritious food.” —Beth Schiller, Dandelion Spring Farm [Read the Story]( [Illustration of a fish with a fly in its mouth]( Fly Fishing Running Out of North Dylan Tomine was born to fish—and to write. His new collection, Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession, and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman, finds him at his very best: fully immersed in a river, translating the sublime joys and heartbreaks of an angling life. [Read the Story]( [Two people skiing below giant, snow-covered mountains]( Snow Being Home Learning to trust what we see is critical to decision-making. Emilé Zynobia’s “Being Home” chronicles a trio of female snowsliders finding their confidence through observation in the big, snowy mountains of Wyoming. [Read the Story]( [A person, standing in the snow with a hawk perched on their gloved hand]( Culture The Last Takajo Hidetoshi Matsubara lives in the mountains of Tōhoku, Japan, where he is the last remaining hawk master in the area. Now 71 years old, he has lived in the snowcapped mountains of his home for the past 50 years, walking and hunting in harmony with his hawks. [Read the Story]( [See more stories on The Cleanest Line]( Photos: (Top) Beth Schiller is the sole proprietor of Dandelion Spring Farm. “My younger self was best known as a competitive long-distance athlete,” she says. “The mental and physical endurance of small-scale organic farming brings its own set of endorphins which, apparently, I’m addicted to.” GRETA RYBUS (Middle) Illustration by FRANCES B. ASHFORTH (Middle) Emilé Zynobia and a friend skin across Jackson Lake to their objective. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. SOFIA JARAMILLO (Middle) Hidetoshi Matsubara and a ferruginous hawk he trained this year. This medium-sized bird of prey has a wingspan of roughly 130 centimeters, around 4.3 feet. Unlike an ordinary buzzard, this hawk is covered in short white hair up to the base of its toes. Tamugino, Tendō City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. TSUTOMU ENDO (Bottom) A mother grizzly roams with her spring cubs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. THOMAS D. MANGELSEN Sign up. Show up. Take action. [Patagonia Action Works]( Patagonia Customer Service 8550 White Fir St, Reno, NV 89523 | [Help Center]( Email Preferences Set your gender, locale and frequency so we can send you emails that matter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update My Preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} | [View on web]( | © 2022 Patagonia, Inc.