Young farmers embrace life on the land
For many young adults, farming is a calling
As college students, Nancy and Tony VanWinkle met in a coffee shop where they talked all night about Thoreau, the rural life and moving west. Young, educated and eco-friendly, they pursued degrees in therapeutic recreation and anthropology, yet made lists of vegetables they hoped someday to grow, even dreaming up a name for their imaginary farm.
Nearly 10 years and several backyard gardens later, the VanWinkles — now in their early 30s — own a 5-acre piece of land in Goodlettsville and find themselves among a groundswell that could change the look of farming from weathered and windblown to young and fresh-faced.
As the average age of farmers hovers near 60, younger people in Tennessee have been signing on to farm apprenticeships, attending.... (read more here)
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