Also called: Vegetable Farmer, Community Supported Agriculture Farmer, Small-Scale Organic Grower
Grows many kinds of vegetables on a few acres and sells them through farmers markets and weekly CSA boxes.
A CSA farmer might plant lettuce at 6 a.m., harvest tomatoes at 9, pack 150 veggie boxes by noon, and spend the afternoon weeding and fixing a cooler. Saturdays mean the farmers market stand.
Many small farms have off-farm income too.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Most learn through farm apprenticeships, internships, or beginning-farmer programs.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture.
Growing about average. Demand for local food is steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Planning apps schedule crops; hand work, customer relationships and selling at markets stay human.
Classes: Biology, Earth science, Business class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9013.
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