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I own a farm and while I agree that people generally have no idea what goes into farming, I feel like the "tech workers would cry if they ever had to actually f
by gdubs 3y ago
I own a farm and while I agree that people generally have no idea what goes into farming, I feel like the "tech workers would cry if they ever had to actually farm" statement that is so common on these types of threads is usually coming from someone with experience on a conventional farm.
There are alternative methods of farming like permaculture, and people all over the world use them to grow an abundance of food in an area not much bigger than a large backyard. They are specifically geared towards better utilization of space, and creating natural systems that replace the need for traditional inputs and labor.
Growing someone's entire diet is no small challenge, this is true. But it's also not an all-or-nothing proposition. Someone with zero experience farming could plant some perennial herbs on their balcony, and discover the joy of cooking with them (and replacing a $5 plastic clamshell of Thai basil.) From there, year-by-year, people can get more ambitious with what they grow.
- ilyt 3y ago> I own a farm and while I agree that people generally have no idea what goes into farming, I feel like the "tech workers would cry if they ever had to actually farm" statement that is so common on these types of threads is usually coming from someone with experience on a conventional farm. But it's comparison of "job in IT vs job in farming" (i.e. actually making money in both cases), and not "just farming enough for your food needs" "making enough for your needs" is few crates of apples, not working whole day with a bunch of temporary workers gathering it while tractors are going around gathering the crates, often in burning sun. Turning it around it would be like saying "job in IT is SUPER easy" but meaning just setting up a home router once a week (because that's what "farming for yourself" is compared to running profitable farm)