What have I learned about Washington state and the world in my first year and a half as a farmer?
You pay high prices for beef in stores because Tyson, and other monopoly players, have lobbied for and passed government regulations that make it impossible for a farmer to sell direct to the consumer. I spent a lot of time talking to government employees about how to do this legally and talked to contractors who build the processing facilities to see if I could do it.… read more “A Farmer’s First Year in Washington State”