Stephanie Paige Ogburn

Dispatches from the Fields: The trouble with small-scale farming

Should small-scale farmers who grow organically and sell locally or regionally be able to make a middle-class living with farming as their sole source of income? I’ve always answered this question with a fervent “yes,” at least from a philosophical perspective. But the answer to the follow-up question — “do they?” — is nearly always a resounding no.

August 27, 2008


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