[Bryanw92]

>>But two years ago, the 32-year-old Whitehurst — who graduated from a liberal arts college and grew up in the Chicago suburbs — abandoned Washington for this three-acre farm in Upper Marlboro, Md.

I wish this was as widespread as the article tries to make it seem. Nothing teaches you the value of labor and the power of economics like growing and selling food. I wish all snowflakes would do this when they think that the “system” is keeping them and their expensive arts or studies degree down.

[central_va]

You cannot support yourself let alone a family on three acres.

[Sacajaweau]

http://theweek.com/articles/461227/farm-subsidies-welfare-program-agribusiness

[Sacajaweau]

I surley appreciate the farmers as my grandparents were farmers. But they were self sustaining farmers. Still, my grandfather had to work in a factory, too.

Plenty of bartering going on back then.

These kids are pretend farmers. They aren't making a living.