>> you don't think about it? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: and the legacy of the family? >> well, i'm not a museum curator, and i'm a farmer, worked hard, worked hard all of my life at it and it is a long time. >> reporter: unlike the days when his grandfather delivered vegetables in a truck, this tuttle has to run year-round to make enough money. but unlike the predecessors he competes with supermarket chains and walmart. the recession has taken a significant toll, and all of the while under pressure to develop. >> we will plant an acre of corn to yield x-ears for x-dollars or sell that acre for $35,000 to a developer among many other acres or whatever the number is, and sit on the porch and drink an iced tea. it is incredible pressure. >> reporter: but the tuttle secured a conservation requirement to insure that the 134 acres can't be sold for