Editing Hardwick, Vermont (section)

==Economy==
===Personal income===
The median income for a household in the town was $33,636, and the median income for a family was $39,278. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $21,732 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,813.  About 10.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

===Agriculture===
Several agribusinesses active in and around Hardwick,<ref>{{Cite news | first=Joseph | last=Gresser | title=Harwick has become the flavor of the month | publisher=the Chronicle, Barton, Vermont| pages= 10 | date=March 24, 2010 }}</ref> employing techniques of [[sustainable agriculture]],<!--- e.g.: Vermont Soy, Jasper Hill Farm, Pete’s Greens, Patchwork Farm & Bakery, Apple Cheek Farm, and Bonnieview Farm--><ref name="Gourmet Magazine">{{cite news|title=BEN HEWITT: THE TOWN THAT FOOD SAVED - Hardwick's economic future was dim, until a chain of events turned it into one of the most important food towns in America. |url=http://www.gourmet.com/travel/2008/10/hardwick-revival |access-date=May 29, 2013 |newspaper=Gourmet Magazine |date=October 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927021943/http://www.gourmet.com/travel/2008/10/hardwick-revival |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref> have added an estimated 75-100 jobs to the area (through 2008).{{citation needed|reason=the vague nature of this assessment is due to the vague and unreliable method of guessing how much good in indirect employment any venture causes. not WP:RS|date=June 2013}}<ref name="CAE About">{{cite web|title=Our Mission, Our Vision|url=http://www.hardwickagriculture.org/about|work=About the Center for an Agricultural Economy|publisher=The Center for an Agricultural Economy|access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> They operate the Vermont Food Venture Center, a "shared-use kitchen [[business incubator|incubator]] for [[value added|value-added]] and specialty food producers."<ref name="CAE VFVC">{{cite web|title=Vermont Food Venture Center|url=http://www.hardwickagriculture.org/vermont-food-venture-center|publisher=The Center for an Agricultural Economy|access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> The facility should generate the equivalent of 16 full-time jobs when{{when|date=June 2013}} fully operational.<ref name=vermontbiz.com>{{cite web|title=Interim Project Manager Hired for Food Processing Incubator in Hardwick|url=http://www.vermontbiz.com/people/december/interim-project-manager-hired-food-processing-incubator-hardwick|work=vermontbiz.com|date=December 13, 2010|publisher=Vermont Business Magazine|access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref>