a family farm life on an illinois dairy farm
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Is there a better life than a farmer’s life?
For Bill, [Jr.,] there is no better life than a farmer’s life, but whether he can remain on the farm is problematical. Thirty years ago, there were about 7 million farms. Today fewer than 3.5 million farms feed 53 percent more people. By 1980, experts say, there may be only a million farms left. The concern was justified.
Did you know 96 percent of Illinois farms are family owned?
Farmers have a powerful tool when it comes to cutting their carbon footprint: their soil. Did you know that today, nearly all Illinois farms 鈥?96 percent 鈥?are family owned? While our farms may come in different shapes and sizes, we all value the same thing: responsibly growing safe, healthy food for your table and ours.
How long have people been farming in Illinois?
鈥淲e鈥檝e only been farming in Illinois for 184 years,鈥?he joked. So much has been saved in the attics of old farmhouses, he said. He has an 1850 letter written to relatives in Cape Cod asking them to send 鈥済irls鈥?to work in farm households doing laundry, sewing and gardening to fill the shortage of women in Illinois at the time, he said.
Where does Southern Illinois family farm serve customers?
Our Southern Illinois family farm serves customers in Golconda, Illinois and in surrounding areas like Marion, Illinois, Carbondale, Illinois and Paducah, Kentucky. Some of our year round offerings include鈥?In the Summer of 2015 we launched our family鈥檚 first Summer Produce Shares via our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.