Can Direct-Market Vegetable Farmers Make a Middle Class Income?
Online MA, United StatesVegetable farms that sell their produce through farmers markets, CSA programs, on-farm stores, and other direct-market channels are the foundation of local food movements everywhere. Yet there is surprisingly little information available to help answer a basic question: Can farmers make a middle-class income selling vegetables through direct-market outlets? Pasa Sustainable Agriculture launched an ongoing study […]