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Not entirely true, small family farming can compete in niche, specialty and high end produce, they can capitalize on having a pretty farm (because "real" farms
by CuriouslyC 3y ago
Not entirely true, small family farming can compete in niche, specialty and high end produce, they can capitalize on having a pretty farm (because "real" farms are incredibly ugly but people have pastoral fantasies), and farm stands can be profitable if they're in the right location.
- don_neufeld 3y agoThat’s true, but it’s also exceptionally rare. In that version, you are fundamentally not a farmer, you are a marketer. Source: grew up in a farm town. Go Wheat Kings!
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- mcbishop 3y agoI disagree. If your soil is depleted and dead, under sprawling petrochemical monocrops... you are fundamentally not a farmer.