Every couple weeks, it seems, I read another story about young people taking up farming. It is not an easy thing to do.
This photographer couple is getting started by attending Farm School in Athol, Mass. They also are recording their progress on a website called Plough & Stars.
“Dina Rudick has worked as a staff photographer and videographer for the Boston Globe for 10 years. … Dina is also an adjunct faculty member at Boston University’s School of Journalism and has worked as a media consultant and media trainer … Her work can be seen at www.dinarudick.com.
“Erik Jacobs is also an award winning photographer … A selection of his editorial work can be seen at www.JacobsPhotographic.us.
“Together, Erik and Dina also run a boutique video production company called Anthem Multimedia.”
But they want to be farmers.
Here is a bit of their blogging about Farm School:
“We’re six weeks into life at Maggie’s and already we’ve established steady working relationships with the all animals on our farm. We lead cows to fresh pasture daily and pull fresh eggs out from under broody hens. We try to our best to keep the peace with Mr. Marbles the pushy ram and I’ve even grown accustomed to the regular mouse fiestas inside my bedroom walls.” You can follow their adventures here.
A blog is not exactly run of the mill when written by award-winning photographers. Their pictures are fantastic.
P.S. Here is a past post I wrote on the young-farmer trend.
Photograph at http://ploughandstarsproject.com/we-are/ 
Suzanne's Mom's Blog 
Really great photo here! Love the green dress and everything about this photo 😉
I am assuming it was taken by her husband, photographer Erik Jacobs.
We have started the journey this past year. I don’t know if we count as young being in mid thirties, but it is definitely a risk to start up. The start up costs are too high, especially for land. I work as a veterinarian and see the a disturbing trend of farmers getting older and older. Even in our area (the largest dairy county in Ohio) we see farms go under every year. Without new blood, these places can not survive. Thank you for shedding some light on the situation.
DrJeff7
http://heritagebreedsfarm.com
Thank you for a very thoughtful comment. The USDA reports a very high percentage of new farmers, mostly young (some retiring from other careers), going into farming. The USDA says it has a lot of programs for them. And yes, you are young to me! I will check your site. I would love to hear more about new farmers although I don’t cover farming only. My daughter is my boss, and she said I can blog on anything that interests me.