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Forward Not Back: Young People's Search For Community And Farming In Maine, Danielle Walczak
Forward Not Back: Young People's Search For Community And Farming In Maine, Danielle Walczak
Honors College
In Maine there is a growing body of statistics pointing to the growth of agriculture in the state. Yet with one of the oldest populations in the country, Maine is always asking: how do we bring young people to the state? Farming may be a start. The number of farmers age 34 and under increased 40 percent between 2007 and 2012. Maine is bucking the trend. While most of the country’s farms are decreasing in number and getting bigger in size, Maine farms are increasing in number while staying small. Behind each of these statistics there is a person, a …