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Polyface Farm is a 550-acre (220-hectare) farm in Swoope, Virginia. The farmhouse was built in 1750 and added on throughout the years. It was purchased by the
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techniques, which have low overhead and equipment costs, and the farm began to turn a profit. The farm grosses $ 350,000 and is deemed a commercial farm by the
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