"Mr. Jones, 30, and his wife, Alicia, 27, are among an emerging group of people in their 20s and 30s who have chosen farming as a career. Many shun industrial, mechanized farming and list punk rock, Karl Marx and the food journalist Michael Pollan as their influences. The Joneses say they and their peers are succeeding because of Oregon’s farmer-foodie culture, which demands grass-fed and pasture-raised meats... The problem, the young farmers say, is access to land and money to buy equipment. Many new to farming also struggle with the basics..."
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I live in Indiana where farming is our schtick and I wish that we had half the movement the PNW has had!
Growing up on a farm, I fully support those who are willing to make farming their career. Farming is not for me right now, but I still have my little balcony garden, and hopefully later on, I'll be going back to where I grew up and live the farm life ;
My husband and I are doing this. We moved to our 4 acre property in August 2010 and bought some animals. We're prepping for our market garden now.
Hopefully we can add a couple of acres down the road but this is a manageable size for us now.
I blog about it here;
www.littlehometeadinthevalley.blogspot.com.
Where we live, the large majority of farmers are hitting retirement age with no one willing to replace them. We need more young farmers.+
That "urban homesteading" tag makes me chuckle.
This is a dream of mine. Daunting doesn't half say it, though, when you're looking at it without a farming background and without a lot of start up cash.