Portuguese farmers are the oldest compared to the rest of Europe.

Agricultores portugueses são os mais velhos da Europa.
Portuguese farmers are the oldest compared to the rest of Europe.

This is perhaps an alert sign, that we can take many analyses. Still, it's my humble belief that we need to put the young generation more in contact with the oldest, the wisdom and the ancient knowledge of our culture its going to be lost in the next decade


http://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/agricultura/detalhe/agricultores_portugueses_sao_os_mais_velhos_da_europa.html

http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2014/s3955003.htm
Joe Salatin talks about this issue about 6 mins into this interview.

David

Thanks for sharing, still, I think the conscience that we need to create with the Gift our Social Economy, needs to go beyond profit.
New challenges are ahead for the next generations, and the reality in Portugal of demographic following the trend it’s to loose 2 million people until 2060.
Many assumptions to take out of this.

http://www.impala.pt/detail.aspx?id=118201&idCat=2059

Regards

Jorge