WHEAT FARMING IN NORTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON IS A GRUELING, CHALLENGING LIFESTYLE. AND APPARENTLY ALSO A HEALTHY ONE. A FARMER TOLD ME THE LAST PERSON TO LIVE IN THE PIONEER HOME BELOW WAS IN HER 90S. WHEN I WAS DONE PHOTOGRAPHING THE SILOS I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND SAW A WORKING FARM A MILE AWAY. I DROVE BY BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY ONE. CONSIDERING THE LONGEVITY HERE I WANTED TO EXTEND SPOCK'S STAR TREK SALUTATION: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER