Second Jobs Keep Farmers Afloat ; Many Depend On Nonfarm Income to Pay the Bills.
Columbia Daily Tribune › December 17, 2010
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- More than half of America's farmers work a job off the farm to make ends meet, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Throughout the country, farmers open up their land to tourists, set up roadside stands and travel the farmers market circuit, but they also moonlight as mechanics, pool cleaners and even authors. They make jam and paint landscapes, work at banks and own businesses for the farm to survive.See the full content of this document
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Second Jobs Keep Farmers Afloat ; Many Depend On Nonfarm Income to Pay the Bills.
Farmers such as John Mesrobian, 62, who grows grapes near Fresno, Calif., said he'd like to farm full time but still must spend much of his time at his document-shredding business.
"The plan was to slowl...See the full content of this document
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