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  Outside the small town of Rutledge, Harold Robinson and his wife Angela Dawson joined Minnesota's tiny roster of Black farmland owners a few years ago with a 40-acre land purchase that they built into a small hemp farm and cooperative without government assistance. The acreage was symbolic: "Forty Acres and a Mule" was a post-Civil War military policy that briefly transferred ownership of farmland to people freed from slavery.  40 Acre Cooperative now has 34 active members. The venture provides resources and mentorship to disadvantaged farmers with similar ambitions. 40 Acre's is proud to be the first national black farmer co-op since the reconstruction era in the United States. Through economies of size, they reduce the costs, and help farmers stay in the game and make a decent living while they are at it.