I’m Giving Away The Farm
 | “I’m Giving Away The Farm”
A labor of affection might be an understatement this Romantic days celebration for one Sioux Falls doctor. And she's also providing a new meaning to giving out the farm. South Dakota Dr. Annette Bosworth has traveled round the state trying to find approaches to distribute cost-effective medicine to those who don't have access. As the endeavor has good intentions, raising awareness and cash has been difficult. This is exactly why the Plankinton native decided to get a little creative and raffle off her family's farmland. "The first week, everybody thought it was a scam," Bosworth said. "The second week, they type of said, 'No, I think this can be real.' So then it started to grab and over the last 5 days, I haven't been able to keep up with what the number is." South Dakota Bosworth is selling $1,000 tickets to the first 500 people who sign up. The winning ticket are certain to get nearly 160 acres to farm and hunt in Aurora County, all with regards to helping those in need. "I'm using South dakota land for a completely different purpose," Bosworth said. "But it's kind of rewarding the talent of thinking away from box." Bosworth says rural communities constitute a majority of the state of South dakota. And she believes the mixture of technology plus more personal service can meet the requirements of those communities. "The technique of taking in a patient or understanding who they may be becomes very much the patient's responsibility," Bosworth said. "And they take ownership inside their care a lot quicker." The Aurora County land has been around Bosworth's family for generations. While she admits not everyone is sold on the idea, she believes it's her method of changing the health care landscape as a private physician. "It is a touch crazy to say this idea of raffling your land, how could you possibly do that?" Bosworth said. "But it's also a little crazy to think you can be one person and change how the industry works." Bosworth says only half of the 500 raffle tickets are already sold so far. Here is your chance won't happen until all of them are gone. But with the current stream of customers, she hopes that will happen in a few weeks. |
