> > My father-in-law grew up on a farm and didn't like it. He's > > convinced that most people nowadays wouldn't tolerate the kind of hard > > labor necessary to survive on the land, but my experience with gardening > > makes me question how "hard" this labor really is . . . Yes, I've used > > a rotovator and I have a shredder that speeds up the composting process, > > but these things COULD be done by hand if I really had to do them, and > > the exercise wouldn't hurt, either. > > > > >The difference is one of income vs labor. In most white collar jobs you >are not paid based stictly on what you produce, or your 'production' is >not tangible. Farming. . . you only make what you work for. And many >times something gets in the way. . . weather, equipment problems, bugs, >fertility problems. Without charging wild oats prices it is *very* hard >to make a living growing produce without relying on minimum wage/slave >labor. Even if you are making a living, it will be modest by american >standards (40k household income would be an outstanding year). Yet >there are many perks. . . no commute. . . getting to watch your >neighbors line up for a 1.5 hr commute. . . and various intangibles. It >can be a good life for the right person, but I agree that most of my >generation, ~30, are not willing. Or they jump in half baked, throwing >money at problems that just need creativity and grease. > >You'll know it when you find it--just do your homework. >John
But John, you're operating within a false and distorted economy with degenerate values. It won't last. Either it will change or we're all doomed anyway. Best Keith _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
