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American farms are very efficient but farm subsidies mostly benefit large farmers
people who grow their own food aren't counted at all

the farm as a symbol of American values
why do we see small farms as good?

critique:

• preservation of inequalities from the 1930s
  
• animal welfare
• environmental impact
• soil erosion (Providence Canyon)
  
• overuse of fertilizer and pesticide
• runoff from concentrated hog and chicken raising
• large scale use of scarce water for irrigation
• climate change