Wendell Berry, an American author, poses the question: “Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? The answer is always: Love. They must do it for love. Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable. They love to live where they work and to work where they live.”
With the majority of the Northland dotted by swamps, lakes, pine forests, rocky terrain in a coalesce and the sounds of wildlife frequenting our necks of the woods with wolves abound and eagles calling, most people would not think of northern Minnesota as a place for farming. Despite the circumstances, there are few individuals who have managed to do so. Mrs. Pierce, mostly known for her work as a science teacher at Northeast Range High School, operates as a blend of a hobbyist farmer and as a business on the side. …show more content…
Pierce states. “[I] didn’t realize it until we started.” That was in 1999, when she had moved to Embarrass with her husband. From there, she started out with chickens. “The root of all evil…. Or the root of all the money that I have spent farming.”
No matter the reason there are few, yet crucial, requirements in order to begin. Mrs. Pierce advises, five acres is the requirement for “larger animals, such as horses.” If you are unable to for the reasons of being in a city, or are just not able to purchase a large tract of land there is an
With the majority of the Northland dotted by swamps, lakes, pine forests, rocky terrain in a coalesce and the sounds of wildlife frequenting our necks of the woods with wolves abound and eagles calling, most people would not think of northern Minnesota as a place for farming. Despite the circumstances, there are few individuals who have managed to do so. Mrs. Pierce, mostly known for her work as a science teacher at Northeast Range High School, operates as a blend of a hobbyist farmer and as a business on the side. …show more content…
Pierce states. “[I] didn’t realize it until we started.” That was in 1999, when she had moved to Embarrass with her husband. From there, she started out with chickens. “The root of all evil…. Or the root of all the money that I have spent farming.”
No matter the reason there are few, yet crucial, requirements in order to begin. Mrs. Pierce advises, five acres is the requirement for “larger animals, such as horses.” If you are unable to for the reasons of being in a city, or are just not able to purchase a large tract of land there is an