Small Family Farms Aren’t the Answer

Small Family Farms Aren’t the Answer
The romance of neoliberal peasant farming blinds us to our collective power
Chris Newman
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Published inHeated
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9 min read·
Jul 25, 2019
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Photo: Texas Co-Op Power
Let’s get this out of the way, first:
I am a small farmer, operating on 40-ish acres in Virginia’s Northern Neck.
I am not paid by, in hock to, in league with, or particularly happy with Big Agriculture. I’m just a guy who’s…
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Written by Chris Newman
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Building a new, accessible, open, and democratic food economy in the Chesapeake Bay region @ Sylvanaqua Farms
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