Few American hopes or dreams have persisted as tenaciously as the recurring desire to find not only spiritual fulfillment but economic security in flight from the city and a return to the country. The soul-crushing stress of being a mere cog in urban gears, in a system that can bleed one dry, has always led to dreams of escape. Today on Thinking Aloud, Marcus Smith speaks with Dona Brown about our longing to get back to the land.