The document discusses the relationship between eaters and farmers, highlighting how consumers support agricultural practices. It includes historical data showing the percentage of farmers in the U.S. population over the past century. The publication is connected to various editors and organizations focused on sustainable food practices.

1. Our Shared Burden:
Why Eaters Are Farmers Best Friends
Brian Halweil
Editor, Edible East End
Publisher, Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan

10. Courtesy of Bernard Pollack, Nourishing the Planet.

13. Courtesy of World Agroforestry Center.

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Farmers as a percent of the total U.S. population
Source: Compiled using data from Census of Agriculture, Census of Population, Census of the United States, Historical Census of the United States
Percent of Farmers