Melvin and Carol Christofferson of Mason County, MI, have been fruit farmers on this land for more than 50 years.
In his mid 80s, Melvin still gets up at 5 every morning to manage their U-Pick fruit operation near the shore of Lake Michigan.
They’ve been living with wind turbines for a dozen years, and several of them spun nearby – silently – as we talked.

Lovely, sensible folk.