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We loved the USA Today article, “Home is Where the Farm is” in the Monday, Sept. 11th edition.
The article talked about the growing number of professionals who are returning to the land, “if only to play farmer.” These are men and women who earn their income elsewhere, but have bought a “farmlet”, “farmette” or a lifestyle farm” to get their hands dirty.
In fact, the article says: “Such residential farms now account for nearly half of all farms in the USA, with owners who earn their income from off-farm work, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Reserach Service. Such farmettes are increasing at a rate of 2% a year.”
Our thoughts? We believe that number will increase as more Americans become interested in sustainability – or want to get away from the stresses of the post 9/11 world.
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