Re: new farming

Posted by Longmeadow Farm on March 05, 2014 at 06:52:23 from (67.252.60.236):

In Reply to: new farming posted by Nick167 on March 04, 2014 at 18:10:25:

In this part of the country..the North East..it appears that the number of farms is actually increasing, along with the number of acres under cultivation. They(governmental entities and land grant universities) are not sure of the hows and whys of it all but in Vermont the total number of farms has increased, while the number of dairy farms has decreased. New York State's Hudson Valley region appears to be experiencing the same phenomena. Private investment is buying up land and leasing/selling to young farmers who are interested in sustainable agriculture. The eat local and eat organic initiatives have spawned the CSA movement. Small somewhat diversified farms are cropping up in support of the eat local/restaurant trade. An Albany NY area cooperative was established a few years back to broker grassfed beef from small producers to the NYC restaurant/speciality butcher shop trade...and is doing quite well. There appears to be a back to the land movement among younger people, who want something better than a 9-5 job. The organic farming growth appears to be the greatest in the North East..for a number of reasons. Even the NY State Senate has introduced, in this years budget, initiatives in support of preserving valuable farm land and supporting the establishment of new farming activities/enterprises, involving young/new farmers..somewhat behind the private initiatives.. Yes, the face of agriculture is changing in the North East..words like sustainable, organic, biodynamic, locally grown, grass-fed-finished, antibiotic free, pesticide free ... along with "community supported agriculture".. appears to have taken hold... and has proven to be somewhat of an anathema to the conventional framing folks...just sit around a Farm Bureau meeting and hear the comments... but in the final analysis proving once again that an educated consumer will eventually shape the marketplace..

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