In a tight economy, local couples are supplementing traditional jobs with a new lifestyle: natural farming.
Jessica Hammonds and her chickens
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Jessica Hammonds and Ryan Carden
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"There are pluses and minuses to both office jobs and farm work, but the only minus that really applies is that I'm not making nearly so much money as I did. But I wasn't happy sitting in an office all day long, so the move did take care of that disadvantage." —Ryan Carden
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Jessica Hammonds at work
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Jessica Hammonds and Ryan Carden at work on their farm
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David and Jana Graziano. "All of it is not so much about growing as it as about having a place people can enjoy," says Jana of the couple's farm work.
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"We're winging it. We might till more land—we'll expand on demand. We really want to have a berry far." —Jana Graziano
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