17 Feb 2007
Old McDonald Gave a Tour of His Farm

because it's the only way he can survive... I have done this kind of thing, and while it's fun and profitable unless the operator is careful to delineate the differences between a family farm and a modern corporate agri-business, it can lead to people thinking that all food is produced in such healthful and friendly conditions. Which simply isn't true.

Some small farms, faced with stagnant income and mounting expenses, are opening up their operations to nonagricultural activities just to survive.

(link) [New York Times]

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