EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Marie Bowers never thought she would spend her life working on a farm.

But the 32-year-old woman — who graduated from college and started a career in the financial industry — has returned to her roots as a family farmer.

"I don't want to say that I don't like rules," she said with a laugh. "But I love this. I love farming. I love that I get to physically work hard and do something that I enjoy every day. Plus, I don't have to wear makeup."

Bowers and her husband, Tristan Stagg, work at the Harrisburg-area grass seed farm owned by her parents, Eric and Vikki Bowers. And she...