This article in the New York Times touches on the issue of lack of farmland around the country, particularly in the northeast. I found it interesting that the article was written by farmers themselves, and members of the Farmer's Coalition at that. They say that a lot of potential farmland is not available because bigwigs on Wall Street purchase the land and use it to build luxurious homes.
The authors say the solution is the Vermont Land Trust, and the efforts of the state of Massachusetts, to create stricter land laws so that farmland remains in the hands of farmers. They suggest that every state takes the same measures.
This article was very biased, as it was written by farmers, however it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Reading this article opened my eyes to an issue I didn't know existed.
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