This is going to get me into trouble again, but what the heck. It's been at least two weeks since I've been called a traitor, so I guess I'm due. Here goes: If you're considering "farmsourcing" as an alternative to offshore outsourcing, you may be stepping in something you shouldn't.
First, for the uninitiated, let me explain what I mean by farmsourcing. The term is gaining acceptance as a synonym for rural sourcing -- the practice of establishing operations in, or outsourcing work to, areas in the U.S. where the cost of living, and therefore wages, is relatively low. Since those areas are typically a little more rustic than, say, Silicon Valley or the Boston-to-D.C. corridor, you get the folksy farm reference. The idea is that rather than sending work offshore to take advantage of cheap labor, you can send work to the hinterland and not have to deal with those dang foreigners.
