A Growing Field

This article talks about a man named John Christian. He is an Organic farmer in Canterbury, Connecticut. He is talking about a day’s work in his life. Well it starts at getting up at seven in the morning and watering the plants also letting the chickens out the house. He expects he won’t be rich like some of the bigger organic farms. He says he makes about the minimum a small farm makes about $15,603 a year. Organic farming means farming not using harmful chemicals that help the growing process. He does everything himself hoping to produce rich soil someday. He grows mainly greens suck as lettuce, arugula, kale and bok choy. He is now starting to make his own soap and sells at the local farmers market. He sells about three days a week. Many people in America would like organic Fruits and vegetables. But many things we now buy in the supermarket are grown the opposite of organic. So if you want the best tasting fruit and vegetables why not try organic farming right. It says in here that there were 1.3 million farmers, ranchers, and agriculture managers in the United States. Eighty percent of those were self-employed farmers and ranchers. So even you can do it by yourself and work your way up to the big farms.