Why The Kids Won’t Farm By Brooks Lamb

Many people claim that millennials and Gen Z-ers don’t want to farm; that the work is too hard and dirty and that rural lifestyles aren’t appealing. While it’s true that some young people feel this way, the bigger reasons the next generation isn’t flocking to the farm are much more complicated.
For one, young people are often told that farming isn’t a worthwhile profession. Many farm kids are encouraged by educators and even their own parents to leave small towns, where economic opportunities are limited. In America, transience and mobility are rewarded while settling in a rural community is sometimes seen as settling for something less.

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