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Author:

Hoffman, Beth, author.

Title:

Bet the farm : the dollars and sense of growing food in America / Beth Hoffman.

Publisher:

Island Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

259 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Hoffman, Beth.
Farms--Iowa.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Sustainable agriculture--United States.

Summary:

Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a journalist and professor, a comfortable home in San Francisco, and plenty of close friends and family. Yet in her late 40s, she and her husband decided to leave the big city and move to his family ranch in Iowaall for the dream of becoming a farmer, to put into practice everything she had learned over decades of reporting on food and agriculture. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019. Between rising land costs, ever-more expensive equipment, the growing uncertainty of the climate, and few options for health care, farming today is a risky business. For many, simply staying afloat is a constant struggle.

ISBN:

164283159X
9781642831597

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1276788827

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