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I grew up on a farm, so I have a pretty good idea of what goes on. Not sure why I'm being down voted, do people always assume that folks post about things they
by nanomonkey 8y ago
I grew up on a farm, so I have a pretty good idea of what goes on. Not sure why I'm being down voted, do people always assume that folks post about things they have no experience with?
Sure it was boring as a kid, but I got a lot of hands on training fixing machines and working with plants and animals. It was also much safer than the last 25 years that I've lived in Oakland.
- danans 8y agoI think you got downvoted because your statement about safety of the farm vs Oakland is off topic and irrelevant to to parent post's statement about the economic inefficiency of small farms.
- nanomonkey 8y agoThanks, the downvote that I was referring to was the original post which was being down voted. That post was meant to be linked to that post not the above. My bad. I can see that I'm touching on a heated topic (Rural vs. Urban living) that people feel strongly about. My original point is that there appears to be people willing to work on farms, but not the types of farms that build culture and invite communities to be a part of. So we are left with migrant workers which in this day in age are probably largely illegal. I would assume that this is an untouched labor force and economic niche that is being underutilized.