I never thought I'd live to see it. The next Cold War will NOT be between the Russia and the United States. Rather, it will be between the long-established 4H/FFA (Future Farmers of America) and the 'johnny-come-lately-type' Yuppie Urbanist Farmer Wannabes who think they can sustain on a few roof top garden plots located in an industrialized area consisting of radishes and cabbage.
News Flash: Farming ain't glamorous.
Double News Flash: There *is* a difference between gardening and farming.
Word to the Wanna-Bees
Yeah, stop with the "organic" and other buzzwords that just makes all authentic farmers want to kill you Yuppies while you're sipping your latte, flying off to Europe for an extended stay, and texting on your cell phone. Real farmers don't have time/resources for that. How could they when calving season is happening? What about harvest? What about the rain that could ruin the entire crop if it's not done in time? What about hail/snow/tornadoes? What about the new "bug" that is eating up all healthy crops but pesticides can't be used? What about an early frost?
Sure. The two dirt beds for your rooftop garden are great. Don't think for a minute you're a real farmer. It's nothing but a trendy-feel-good-pass-time for you. If your garden goes to hell in a hand basket, as it most certainly will at some point, you'll be the first in line at the grocery store buying produce from REAL FARMERS.
The difference between farmers and gardeners is that farmers do this as a livelihood. Farmers have no other job or source of income. It's their life. They live or die with the grace of nature's kindness. Gardeners have other jobs and it's not their livelihood. Gardeners work all day at a "city job" and come home to tinker in their gardens and be *in* the elements. Farmers toil all day in the fields and come in at evening time hoping to finally get the dirt washed off of them and get *out* of the elements.
Know the difference.
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