![Jamie Huftalen and his son James get ready to milk on the farm their family has worked since the 1800s. Jamie ponders its future. “I don’t want my kids to feel obligated [to inherit the farm] just because we’re fourth generation farmers,” he says. Photo by Samatha Jetzer.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.fallworkshop.newhouse.syr.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F11%2FJetzer_Leaving-the-Gate-Open_1-1-1024x681.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Leaving the Gate Open
By Samantha Jetzer
Published
Jamie Huftalen raises cows for Organic Valley on the same Cazenovia farm his great-grandfather worked. Jamie won’t force the tradition on his own kids, who have other interests. But for now, they’ll keep the milk pumping.
