Wednesday, November 4, 2009

FAMILY FARMS START TO DWINDLE


Family farms in Ticonderoga County are steadily dwindling down, with no chances of a comeback in sight. “Unfortunately, the family farm is becoming as rare as the dinosaur,” said Jeff Mackey, professor of sociology at Ticonderoga College. By definition from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a farm is land on which $1,000 of farm produce was made or could have been made during the year. Read More

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