Durham Magazine September 2018

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Meat in The Middle

There’s a lot of romanticism around farming, but the reality is that most farmers have other jobs, and it’s difficult to support a family just from farming. By working with Jennifer and Tina (left) at Firsthand Foods, many farmers like Chad (a fireman) and Kim Woods (who works in agricultural extension) of Spring Crest Farm are able to stay small and earn revenue off their animals to pay their taxes and keep their farm in the family (in this instance, it’s been in Kim’s since 1879). 48

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