HeraldNet: Farmers turn to marketing

This article on Heraldnet discusses the state of farming in Snohomish county, blaming changes on environmental regulations, and pointing out that farmers are turning to marketing to survives. Of course this isn't a new trend; I attended the North American Lavender Conference several years ago (in Sequim) where agricultural diversification was a major topic.

The problem really is that small businesses are less viable in this day of large corporations and offshore manufacturing, because small companies find it harder to make a living off a small niche. Marketing Diversification is one solution to that problem.