Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? And always the answer is: "Love. They must do it for love." Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. T
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love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is
making them miserable. They love to live where they work and to work
where they live. If the scale of their farming is small enough, they
like to work in the company of their children and with the help of their
children. They love the measure of independence that farm life can
still provide. I have an idea that a lot of farmers have gone to a lot
of trouble merely to be self-employed to live at least a part of their
lives without a boss.” ― Wendell Berry
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So what's the view from your world about that? I'd enjoy hearing it.