tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post6908109328534554062..comments2024-03-28T08:58:30.675-04:00Comments on Passion for the Past: Where Did All The Farmland Go?Historical Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-25673668014952140942009-08-16T17:18:02.101-04:002009-08-16T17:18:02.101-04:00Thanks Paris -
I will search out the book used on ...Thanks Paris -<br />I will search out the book used on Amazon.<br />You want to feel trapped? Try living where I do - a half mile outside of Detroit. Depressing...<br />My wife and I had an interesting conversation this afternoon about our future. We both agree we need to leave here and move to a rural community.<br />Now to make the attempt to put that into action.<br />And to have the nerve...<br />Air-conditioning? What's that? No A/C here, believe me. Never had it and probably never will.<br />By the way, one day I'd love to hear your story on how you and your husband came to live where and how you do. It might help to light the fire under OUR behinds!<br />As always, thanks for writing!Historical Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-8801722268721272122009-08-16T17:05:03.392-04:002009-08-16T17:05:03.392-04:00There's a book called "After The Fire&quo...There's a book called "After The Fire" that details the destruction of farmland in Lancaster County, PA it's a good but depressing read. <br /><br />We know a farmer (actually we know a lot of them) who sold his farm a few years back, they will sell the farm as lots and then as a whole and which ever way brings the most money is how it sells. It will almost always sell in lots. Here, farmland sells for $10,000 an acre, he got 2,000,000 for the land that doesn't count machinery etc. He was never a rich farmer but he was rich then. It's the bittersweet truth that the only people who can afford the land are those that don't "need" to farm it. In some ways we feel "trapped" here, not enough land to do it right but not well off enough to buy anything better.<br /><br />Today was in the 90's with sky high humidity and I was envying you with your AC, lol.<br /><br />ParisMrs. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356736479776982230noreply@blogger.com