It’s 2010. The hipster/farmer story is old hat. Even the glacial New York Times had already covered it by 2008 (and, for that matter, in 1972). But apparently, it’s still actionable news at CNN—if there’s a cute Yalie onto whom they can hook the story. American Morning’s Carol Costello profiled Roy Skeen ’04 today as an example of an investment banker who gave up the sweet life in favor of sweet corn, starting an organic farm in Maryland. At first, Costello seems dubious about Skeen using his BA in History to work as a farmer, but when then Skeen mollifies her when he cites a historical fact about America (he says 80% of Americans farmed 100 years ago). The segment’s tone eventually devolves into  ”who understands young people, much less Yale-educated young people?”

But even the Yale professional slant falls flat, ultimately. First, the Yale Sustainable Food Project has been around since 2000, and even the Yale Farm was already open and selling vegetables by the time Skeen was a senior. Skeen himself wasn’t, perhaps, your typical Harvester; he was a goalie on the Lacrosse team, and he did work for a bit in investment banking. And apparently he said his favorite food in college was Naples Pizza. But according his 2001 50 Most profile, he was FOOT leader, so it also isn’t totally shocking he became a farmer.

Bottom line: do your research before busting out the befuddlement next time, CNN.