Young farmers struggle with child care and health insurance – and that can threaten the future of family farms
- Written by Shoshanah Inwood, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University
Kat Becker feeds hundreds of people with the vegetables she grows on her Wisconsin farm, and she wants to expand. But her ability to grow her business collides with her need for affordable health insurance and child care.
She has had to make difficult choices over the years: keep her farm income low enough so her children can qualify for the...