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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Easier for the farmer to let the crop rot and get government bailouts.
Lettuce picking in a distant locations, 10 h per day? Farmer must provide accomodation, but who would agree to slave-era doorms except the illegals

Let the farmer pick the crop if he wants to. I can grow my own lettuce for my familys need[/quote]

You have a point.

For my family it is important that we eat locally sourced food from farms that with business practices in line with our morals.  I have visited many of the farms that we get our food from.  They employ young Americans, often men in their late teens/early 20s.  One particular farm has an amazing apprenticeship program from which a lot of their labor comes from.

With that said, the produce is 2-3xs more expensive than conventional food. Our family's YEARLY budget for food is $4,000 (which includes farm fresh meat purchased in bulk). In order to meet our budget I do have a substantial home garden that supplements our vegetables, including even a winter garden.  The decline of home gardens in the last 30 years is staggering.

BTW, my lettuce is GREAT right now, lettuce loves a little frost, I have the most tender greens! [/quote]

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