From bobford79 AT yahoo.com Sun Aug 10 07:45:18 2008Return-Path: <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
After earning a degree in biology from Gettysburg College,
Jack Gurley was working for an environmental consulting firm. Then one
spring, as he was planting seeds at home, he had "one of those
moments," and knew he was going to become an organic farmer.
That was more than a dozen years ago. Now he and his wife,
Beckie, own a certified-organic farm, Calvert's Gift Farm,
Demand is rising for locally grown and organic produce, and
Some romanticize the career, focusing on the beauty of the
fruits or the joy of being in harmony with the land. They may not
consider the bugs, hot weather, backbreaking work to pull weeds and
harvest cucumbers -- not to mention the long hours and low initial
wages.
Most organic farms have only a few employees, but counting
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