Are family farms cool?
The only thing cooler than a family run restaurant/market, is a family run farm. However, it seems like family run farms are an endangered species. What was once as American as apple pie, the family farm is now a rare thing. Again, we see the local family farm as some boutique item, “what a cute little farm, and the boys still help out the old man pick his crops, how nice.” The family farm needs to be supported, especially considering that agribusiness has been the only food producers getting support from consumers, food processors, and the government over the last several decades. When family farms die out, real food dies out as well. (I hope that did not sound to melodramatic, but it is correct.) All angry and threatening comments should be directed to Jamey Lionette at lionettes@gmail.com Any nice or supportive comments can be passed along to any of the staff (family or not) at Garden of Eden or Lionette’s Market.
