Lot's of people gave up on farming hardscrabble New England in the early part of the 20th century which resulted in reforestation. Farming is making a comeback

Lot's of people gave up on farming hardscrabble New England in the early part of the 20th century which resulted in reforestation. Farming is making a comeback in niche products, but nothing at the previous scales. This article (sorry for the paywall) gives a good summary: http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/11/21/how-new-england-could-become-farmville-again/mwD67IVd69wF9iLJFzyuuO/story.html?event=event12 http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/11/21/how-new-england-....