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Many urbanites dream of trading their hectic routines for the quiet life on a small farm. Few have actually attempted to make this swap, and fewer still have managed to succeed at making a living on a modest property.
Pete Larson and his family are among those who’ve successfully transitioned to making a living in the country. Pete and his wife, Hilarie, have three children under 18: Cora, Grace, and Henry. The family sells eggs and raises broilers, turkeys, hogs, and Dexter cattle to promote via a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program and local farmers markets. They’ve chosen Just A Few Acres Farm for the name of their 45-acre operation in the Finger Lakes region of west-central New York.
“This farm has been in our family since 1804, when it was deeded as a Revolutionary War plot,” Pete says. “I’m the seventh generation of our family to
