(NYT30) NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- May 31, 2005 -- WOMEN-FARMERS-2 -- Nancy MacNamara of Honey Locut Farms in Newburgh, N.Y. in May 2005. "My father thought I was crazy to produce so few berries. But he could never have imagined how much chefs would pay for them," said MacNamara, an organic farmer. Women have changed the face of American farming. Though American farms have steadily declined in jobs and capital for years, the number of farms operated by women has more than doubled since 1978, from just over 100,000 to almost 250,000 today, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)