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Vegetables range from leeks to; okra, sugar-snap peas, usual beets,' potatoes and tomatoes to a variety of! peppers.
Since 1958, Mrs. Harris, owner of Jordan River Farms, has lived! and farmed in Rappahannock; County. ;
The road, as for most farmers in| the nation, has not been a steady1 climb up the ladder but rather has; been plagued with bad times stem-! ming from poor crops, lack of mar-! ket, financial problems and labor; difficulties. <
“It is a very unique feeling to, know as a farmer we are going to' make it,” Mrs. Harris said, adding! her aim “is to develop a substainable! farm that supports the people who[ live on it as well as those off. ” 1
“This may offer young people the| chance to stay in farming,” she said; of the CSA concept, adding farming in Rappahannock County is becoming a thing of the past. ;
“Keeping people in farming is a! major concern in Rappahannock,”’ she said.
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