[CitizensTruth] 4 acre farms nets $1400 per acre compared to 1000 acre corporate farm average of $39 per acre

[Geri Perry]

*http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_12216.cfm

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*SUSTAINABILITY FACTS OF THE WEEK:
SMALL FARMS ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND PROFITABLE *

    * A 1,000 acre U.S. corporate farm growing genetically engineered
      crops nets an average of $39 an acre.
    * In contrast, a four-acre family farm nets, on average, $1,400 per
      acre.
    * Small organic farms are proving to be even more profitable. With
      oil prices on the rise, growing food without petroleum-based
      pesticides/fertilizers, and delivering that food to local markets
      will quickly prove to be the most affordable food available.