An organic farmer friend of mine, who works a leased plot single-handed, told me he figures he's making $12/hour at it. The plot is big enough to scale up, but

An organic farmer friend of mine, who works a leased plot single-handed, told me he figures he's making $12/hour at it. The plot is big enough to scale up, but at $15/hour here in California, he doesn't see a way to make it work. Highly-automated agribusinesses, especially those located elsewhere, don't have this problem. Neither do farmers willing to break the employment law. But my friend for some reason doesn't seem to want to become a professional criminal.