more farmers work away from fields to pay bills

[Liberal_in_LA]

More than half of America's farmers work a job off the farm to make ends meet, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In California and throughout the country, farmers open up their land to tourists, set up roadside stands and travel the farmers market circuit, but they also moonlight as mechanics, pool cleaners and even authors. They make jam and paint landscapes, work at banks and own businesses in order for the farm to survive.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/12/10/state/n000832S63.DTL&type=jobs

[no_hypocrisy]

1. These independent farmers are the ones we depend upon for our organic

fruits, vegetables, poultry, and meat.

[MrsBrady]

2. i didn't read the story, 'cuz this is not news.

Farmers have had to do this for years. Not new!