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It's nothing new https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet (1881) is a novel about two cler
by yread 5y ago
It's nothing new
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet (1881) is a novel about two clerks who move out to the countryside and try to learn how to manage a farm (and other knowledge) and completely fail
- mitchell_h 5y agoeven today where knowledge of farming and land maintenance is basically free and available to anyone with a phone, farms fail ALL THE TIME. And not just startup farms, multi-generational farms. I live around a bunch of farmers & ranchers, I don't know a single one without a side gig or 8(more towards the 8). My personal ranch is just a money pit. It's my hobby, it makes a little bit of money but it would never be sustainable. People with much less debt than me and a whole lot more land & equipment are in the same boat.
- baremetal 5y agoi agree, dont expect to make a living at it.