Beth Hoffman, journalist and author of Bet the Farm: Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America.

Did you know that the majority of farmers struggle to make a living? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Beth Hoffman, journalist and author of Bet the Farm: Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America (Island Press, 2021). Hoffman describes the little known hard economic realities of farming and exposes myths we’ve been fed about American agriculture.  Her book offers potential solutions to achieve truly resilient and sustainable farming. Related website:  https://www.iowa-farm.com/