"A Different Mindset for Farm Viability in New England: UNH study highlights the complexity of farm business resiliency"

"Today, the characteristics that make a typical New England farm viable are different from what has traditionally been expected. With 80 percent of New Hampshire’s farms making less than $25,000 a year in sales, growing and selling food alone no longer pays the bills. How small and medium-sized farms in New England have adjusted is a question that New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) researchers sought to answer. Their findings, published in Agriculture and Human Values, offer a new perspective on what it means to sustain a farm in New England today: adopting new strategies that include agritourism, off-farm jobs and greater reliance on agricultural policies and grants." Read more