Before you dismiss the idea of your children growing up to be farmers, you may want to give it a second thought.
As a nation we’ve had a huge shift from being an agricultural culture to one made of mostly factory workers and professionals.
Materialism, birth control and government regulations have made the small family farm almost extinct, but there is a change happening.
From MSNBC: “While fresh demographic information on U.S. farmers won’t be available until after the next agricultural census is done next year, there are signs more people in their 20s and 30s are going into farming: Enrollment in university agriculture programs has increased, as has interest in farmer-training programs.
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As much as I believe we need a shift back to more of an agriculture nation, or at the very least let’s get the pendulum back to the center, I do HOPE we have a population with the character and back bone to do farm work. Farm work is hard work and long hours, but it is also something that will make a honest man of you! Remove the hours of TV and computers, the hours of hanging out and shopping and put those kids, those families to work and we’ll see a change in family relationships, and we’ll see a change in our communities.
Farming is not for everyone, but it for some! Farming is not something that should be looked down on for people who are not smart enough to be a professional.
There are all kinds of farming and many different levels. Think of anything that can be grown: livestock, poultry, grains and even worms.
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Here are some documentaries I’ve watched lately that may motivate some of you to consider some farming, even on a small scale to help build your family economy:
Some of them have a global warming/socialism worldview and a little bad language, but there is still a lot of good information to glean from them!
Posted also at The Legacy of the Home.
Dana S. says:
Don’t know about Alabama, but in this part of Indiana, the farmers are the ones with all the $$$!
Laura O in AK says:
I am so grateful for those men and women who continue the farming tradition. My husband wants a ‘fun farm’ desperately, but our little bit of land is not hospitable to it.
Annie Kate says:
I’ve just been reading You Can Farm by Joel Salatin. Great information and motivation.
Even if you don’t have a real farm, everyone can, in some way, be involved in food production, even if it’s only sprouting beans on the kitchen counter.
Go for it!
Annie Kate