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I wonder, would agricultural labour be backbreacking if you only had to meet your own demand (and owned enough fields for the purpose)? Serious question, I don'
by Tichy 15y ago
I wonder, would agricultural labour be backbreacking if you only had to meet your own demand (and owned enough fields for the purpose)? Serious question, I don't know.
- barrkel 15y agoI've only had to work in vegetable and fruit gardens belonging to my grandmother, but if it scales, then yes, it would be backbreaking. Only worth it if you enjoy it or otherwise derive self-actualization from it etc.
- psyconn 15y agoYes it is backbreaking or you are trapped by low margins into ever increasing size of fields so you can afford technology not to break your back.
- redwood 15y agoNature is too erratic to not have episodes of famine if relying only on sustenance farming.