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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. I think when many Americans think 'small farms', they think 'family farms'

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Tue Jul 29, 2014, 09:33 AM

Jul 2014

and don't think about them hiring on outside labour, just working the farm entirely within the family. Another set of 'blinders' to discard when thinking about unfair labour practices.

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Small farms, big problems: Labor crisis goes ignored in idyllic setting [View all] TBF Jul 2014 OP

I think when many Americans think 'small farms', they think 'family farms' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #1

I grew up in the midwest with farms like that - TBF Jul 2014 #2