Friday, August 14, 2009

Preserving Small Local Farms

What is contributing to the loss of family farms are the ever present land development pressures. Put simply: no affordable farmland, no small farms. In many areas of the country close to urban and suburban communities, profit per acre from expanded real estate development is far higher than from small-scale local farming.

Click here to read a White Paper on the economics of keeping small farms viable.

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