Could todays bad economy benefit farm markets and roadside stands?
Who isn’t worried about the economy? After multiple corporations received government bailouts, and passage of an enormous economic stimulus package by our new Congress broke records, the country was devastated as two pillars of American business, GM and Chrysler, both bankrupt, caused a ripple effect of upended dealerships and lost jobs nationwide. In such desperate times for many Americans, it’s hard to imagine where all of this will lead and how soon the recession will lift. Milburn Orchards in Elkton, MD, is worried that it could feel the effects firsthand. Located a few miles from the Delaware state line, where plants owned by GM and Chrysler recently closed their doors, and many corporate bank headquarters have been shut down, Milburn Orchards has traditionally been a destination farm market for the state’s residents. With such a tumultuous local economy, Nathan Milburn says he hopes the staycation, made popular last year by high fuel prices, will remain a trend this summer and fa
