Resignation and resistance: How local farmers rise up to the challenge of changing times

Resignation and resistance: How local farmers rise up to the challenge of changing times

In communities across the country, farmers are navigating rapid change — economic pressures, shifting development priorities and generational transitions that leave many weighing whether to sell, adapt or preserve the way of life they’ve long known. In Bethlehem, those same questions have taken root, where local farmers describe the work as a delicate balance and a tradition worth fighting for. “If you’re in farming, you know what you’re in for,…