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Foothills Connect Featured in Parade Magazine

2/4/2009

"Making Family Farms Profitable"
Parade Magazine, February 2010

In 1959, the U.S. was home to 4.1 million farms. Today, there are just 2.2 million. Some 40% of American farmers are 55 or older, and young people aren’t exactly lining up to replace them. But a new program in North Carolina hopes to make farming a viable career option once again.

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http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/100124-making-family-farms-profitable.html

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