Mother Nature Network‘s Matt Hickman continued his popular 40 Farmers Under 40 blog post with a follow up 
recently—The Readers Choice 40 Farmers Under 40. Now it’s hard to say whether or not we were actually #39 and #40 respectively due to our popularity, our age, or just because they really wanted a strong finish! Seriously though, they are in no particular order, we just like to tease. We salute all 80 of these young Farm-preneurs in all their efforts.
Just 12 years ago a survey showed that the average age of Farmers was 54.6. The link between this statistic and our ever-shrinking local food system and small, family farm operations cannot be ignored. Perhaps this article is another inclination that the public’s view of Farmers being a second-class citizens deserving of little or no repute (or respect) is shrinking rapidly. In a world where food supply cannot keep up with population growth, this is a frightening statistic.
Hat’s off to these brave young men and women.
Tags: buy local, CSA, Farming, food, My First Organics, organic, Surf City Growers, sustainable, Young Farmers
