Micro Eco-Farms are reversing the trend
For years, numbers of farms of all sizes in America have declined, giving way to ag-factories. Then the micro eco-farming movement picked up momentum. And now, the trend is showing its first signs of reversing. Chatham County is one of the first counties in North Carolina, USA to actually experience an increase in the number of farms in the past decade, and they are small, sustainable farms. Many of Chatham's newer farms are owned by young, first-generation farmers attracted to the challenges and rewards of making a living from the land. Chatham reports that it has a large concentration of farms practicing organic and sustainable agriculture striving to be environmentally responsible, economically viable, and socially just.
