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Making a living as a farmer? Depends on the scale.

One of my favorite U.S. food policy wonks is Parke Wilde (@usfoodpolicy), a professor at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. He was previously on staff at …

A new crop of women farmers

Data garnered from the USDA’s Economic Research Service indicates that woman-operated farms more than doubled between 1982 and 2007. Approximately 14% of the nation’s farms are run by women, who …