polgara
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They still exist. It very often requires the farmers to live on not much more than minimum wage level salaries unless they are large operations. We have several in my area that have adopted some interesting business models like turning ponds into fish farms; the subscribe to the box o'veg clubs; and the like.
This particular farm literally is woods now. The GGP's moved out when they got old, it was sold to someone who used it as a retreat for awhile before it ended up in the hands of someone whom I was told timbered it at least once. Other than remnants of old foundations and an old well that my uncle knows where it is but I have no clue, there is nothing on it now but trees and some open spots along the water where floods have kept the trees back. I have zero interest in the place, but if having the old homestead my mom can remember as a little girl loving to visit back in the family makes her happy, I will hold onto it and hope that one day Bigfoot is spotted on the place discovering Gold or something so I can make the money back. Really one of my brothers wants it when he retires to build a home on, so I am going to bleed him dry when the time comes.
:funny: Good luck on both Bigfoot, and your brother! :thumbs:
Greetings, Fisher. :2wave: