Winchell Family Farm Celebrates 70 Years …and a guaranteed future through farmland preservation

Winchell Family Farm Celebrates 70 Years …and a guaranteed future through farmland preservation

PART I – The Disappearance of Local Family Farms Northern Portage County is considered a rural region, characterized by a patchwork of family farms that have remained rooted over several generations. But that’s how it appears to the casual observer. Many family farmers who remain are struggling to hold onto the land and lifestyle they once took for granted. Between 1950 and 2017, Portage County lost more than 60% of its farmland, which dropped f…