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<br />1941 <br /> <br />As small family farmers, we are disappearing from the landscape. Only 2% of the <br />population in the United States is involved in farming today. Despite a myth left over <br />from the days when the majority of people. in the United States were farmers, we have <br />almost no political power today. Our survival depends on our being heard, understood <br />and supported by our urban neighbors. <br /> <br />If we continue to disappear, with us will go the diversity, alternatives and <br />choices that rural communities provide. Once such places are gone, they are gone <br />forever. No one would advocate the return to an agrarian society, but just as <br />protection of biodiversity ensures the sustainability of our planet, protection of <br />rural, family-centered lifestyles and diverse community structures can help to ensure <br />the health and sustainability of our nation. Such communities give us all choices. <br /> <br />367 <br /> <br />- <br />