As in anything, some do well while others do not. I work part time for a "farm to table" type of farmer. We sell at local farmer's markets. While we get high prices for our produce, the margin is tiny. We planted over 3,000 onions. Then, the new Chinese maggots got into them. So, we are pulling whatever is left and selling them in bunches as spring onions. We plant hundreds of tomato plants. The only ways to make money on tomatoes is to either be the first on the block to have them or to specialize in heirloom varieties that typically sell for more. Some times of the year, you cannot give away tomatoes. We do well with peppers. Part of that is because we get good yields from the plants and sell at or below market pricing. Overall, add in equipment maintenance, crop failures, seasonality, and it is a lot of hard work for not much money. Also realize that there is a good long period of time when there are no crops coming in, so there is no income. We try to help that out with "value added" products like pickling, preserving, and canning, but there is another layer of licensing involved there as well as some really stupid regulations to comply with. Overall, it is a meager living as long as the farm is paid for. Otherwise, work outside the farm is mandatory.
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