Here's a clipping about the demand for local food & farmers' markets. The message continues to be that it looks like there's room for everyone ......
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081130/ARTICLE/811300337/2055/NEWS?Title=Local_small_farms_continue_to_grow
How about this story about growing food locally? http://www.dowagiacnews.com/articles/2008/12/01/news/dnnews5.txt If you want to venture deeper into really making $$$ on small plots, follow up on the comments about SPIN Farming out of Philadelphia's Somerton Tank Farm.
http://newfarm.rodaleinstitute.org/features/2006/0606/somertontanks/sullivan.shtml
I saw a presentation on this method at the PASA Farming for the Future Conference in State College, PA a couple of years ago. Lots of practical ideas that don't involve a tractor or investment in heavy equipment.
Anyone want to wager on when the 1st seed catalog shows up for 2009?
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