Less than 1% of our population are farmers, and the number steadily dwindles. In a town like Hastings, Florida, where farming has been the main industry since Thomas Hastings saw the need for fresh food and crops for all the visitors, even they are seeing numbers of farms throwing in the rag. Two local farmers who continue to put food on our tables explain the ways of their business and while it's not for everyone, but there is a demand for it.
“3rd generation farmer, Bryan Jones, of Riverdale Farms explains that part of the problem is over-development and companies wanting bigger volume.
”There’s a scary world coming, farms continue to shut down, who will put the food on the table? It’s too expensive to start a farm if you don’t already have a family business, so many people join family farms, but there are enough starting anymore and too many closing down.””