The agriculture crisis nobody talks about: childcare
What happens when you want to build a farm operation and a family at the same time?
In this episode of Brownfield's Next Gen Podcast, Minnesota farmer Anne Schwagerl shares her experience navigating childcare, healthcare access, and raising two children while farming full-time.
Anne discusses:
✅ The struggle to find childcare in rural communities
✅ Long daycare waitlists and limited options
✅ The true cost of childcare for farm families
✅ Balancing harvest season with parenting responsibilities
✅ Why rural healthcare access matters for young families
✅ Advice for beginning farmers thinking about starting a family
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