Farewell to the Family Farm?

Farewell to the Family Farm?

Spring (4-8 hours) | This course is completed

48 Lebanon Street Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Room 212

NEW

4/8/2019-4/15/2019

2:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Mon

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$40.00

Back in the day, family farms dominated northern New England. Today, the farm field is one of the most endangered features of our landscape, as small operators are crowded out by the relentless pressures of industrial-scale agriculture, national and international competition, and changing population patterns, to name only a few causes. Using the Upper Valley as our focus, we’ll consider the causes and consequences of the decline of family farms. Do “niche” and organic farms offer hope for the future, or has a defining cultural and economic icon disappeared from New England for good?

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Taylor, Steve

Steve Taylor is an independent scholar, farmer, journalist, and longtime public official. With his sons, Taylor operates a dairy, maple syrup, and cheese making enterprise in Meriden Village. He has been a newspaper reporter and editor, and served for 25 years as New Hampshire’s commissioner of agriculture. Taylor was the founding executive director of the New Hampshire Humanities Council and is a lifelong student of the state’s rural culture.