April 2014 – Quakers, Work and Business – Farmer to shop owner
Many early Quakers were small scale farmers owning the land they worked, or husbandmen renting small farms. Tithes, confiscation of animals or goods, and imprisonment for non-payment made it more difficult to continue with farming with its longer term investment. This was why many early Quakers moved off the farms to develop their businesses and then flourished.
