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Stephen Holmes's avatar

Fantastic article! Have you done any research on “other ways of making money with a farm?” I am talking about ways of creating Agro-tourism, growing specific crops for clients, and the possibility raising exotic and specific meat animals. Farms and farmers are dying. The local government wants the land for cheap and taxable housing, the public thinks all food comes from a restaurant or a supermarket, the vegan activists want food grown in a lab or the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) of another country. Current farmers are getting old, their children want clean and easy city jobs with fun activities and exciting nightlife. If creative people can see other ways to make a living through farming, rather than just the increasing expense of one crop farming, maybe new farmers would run out to buy land and farm before it’s too late to save the future.

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Ash Jackson's avatar

Great article, important topic. My friends at are also trying to tackle this from a different perspective on permies.com/skip

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