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All the comments are about the publication or the author as of the time I wrote this comment. Nothing about the article itself. Ok. I’ll bite: Are there indust
by shhehebehdh 8y ago
All the comments are about the publication or the author as of the time I wrote this comment. Nothing about the article itself. Ok. I’ll bite:
Are there industries or regions where the style of labor depicted in stardew valley is rewarded? Have there ever been?
I don’t mean that people are literally collecting magical fruit. But I mean a place where a small farm can yield a good life for the typical small farmer, and where such labor is respected? I spoke recently with a cousin about his travels around the world. I asked him what country was his favorite, and he told me that rural Uruguay was, because people live a modest but healthy and happy lifestyle off the land. I thought that was a really interesting observation, since I suspect that type of lifestyle is quite rare in the first world.
- coderintherye 8y ago>where such labor is respected I think the farmer has learned to not look for respect from others, but rather to find contentment in his or her path.
- Buetol 8y agoAmish/Menmonite lifestyle seems to reward small farms and hard-work.
- davewasthere 8y agoCheck out Curtis Stone, Urban farmer on youtube. I think there are different (new) models for small scale farming that are sustainable and profitable. (So rewarded and respected)
- RugnirViking 8y agoAnd if anybody wants another example, I recently enjoyed watching a series by a man called 'maximus ironthumper', a self-employed blacksmith who built his own house on a plot of land in rural england.
- tedmcory77 8y agoI know an urban farmer here in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He’s been doing it for about 3 years now but I think the answer is it’s too soon to tell.
- derReineke 8y agoA lot of places in the US it's becoming more common to be able to make a living on a small-scale farm. Especially if you live near (hour) of a larger city. You can sell a lot of produce to restaurants that want local ingredients. I don't know if it's respected, but it's not looked down upon. Also, apparently in the last ten years or so American farming has become small-scale by a vast majority. I think it's about 90% are 3 acres or less?
- ExBritNStuff 8y agoI presume that's 90% by total number of farms, rather than by produce yielded? American farming is going the way of most other industries; a small number of huge corporations dominating, and thusly controlling, the market.