The griz­zled man crammed into the win­dow seat beside me was leaf­ing through a copy of The Pro­gres­sive Farmer mag­a­zine (“Get More from Your Life on the Land”). Where could he be going?

“Back to my farm in Arkansas. I’m a reg­is­tered cat­tle farmer.”

I learned that reg­is­tered cat­tle are used for things like breeding—not beef. Where was he com­ing from?

“From Delaware. I also run an I.T. con­sult­ing busi­ness, and I have a client there.”

Now that is diversification.