Family farms in Ticonderoga County continue to dwindle

In Ticonderoga Country, family farms, defined as land on which $1,000 of farm produce is made or could be made during the year, have been dwindling steadily for 40 years now. Jeff Mackey, professor of sociology at Ticonderoga College, compares the rarity of family farms to that of dinosaurs, and agricultural officials say there is no comeback in sight.

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