Sorry to state the obvious, but the kinds of answers you receive to your
question about education may be skewed by asking it over an internet
list-serve. Our co-op certainly contains its share of liberal-arts college
escapees, but overall we've got a very interesting mix of backgrounds, and
nearly half are Amish and Mennonite growers.
I know that it wasn't supposed to be a "scientific survey," but I worry
that your "results," whether or not they are presented as anecdotal, could
reinforce a certain stereotype that exists about what "kind" of farmer is
the "kind" to practice sustainable agriculture. From my limited
perspective, it really does take all kinds.
Just a thought. Good luck with your research.
Chris
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HCR 71 Box 173 Hustontown, PA 17229 (814) 448-9749
at WORK (Manager, Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative):
HCR 71 Box 168-B Hustontown, PA 17229
voice (814) 448-2173 fax (814) 448-2333
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