On Saturday 28 July 2007 01:59:55 pm Charles de Matas wrote:
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> Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> >Anyone who says or believes farming is easy is certifiably insane;
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> with
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> >all the cultural lore about the miserable lives of farmers, how could
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> There's way more cultural lore about how wonderful it is to live in a
> rural areea and farm (on _any_ scale)
> and that lore is or should be closest to permaculturists. So why all the
> negative stuff about farming?
I can recommend an old book called Our Farm of Four Acres which might
contribute to understanding. Please don't drink and read.