Doesn't everyone want a corner of the world to call their own? His kingdom sounds wonderfully appealing to me, especially when contrasted with the condominium in Florida.
I've never quite been able to shake the romantic notion of the gentleman farmer, but at the same time, I also know that there is a lot of hard work. Being a farmer is a 25/8 kind of a job, and one that I'm not sure I'm willing to do. This is the crux of my career problem. I'm so interested in sustainable agriculture, but at the end of the day, I want to be able to grab a cocktail with friends, maybe followed by concert. This article was very interesting to me, especially when Emily Oakley says, "We would gladly trade a little competition for more community and collaboration." That is what I fear the most in farming. I'm afraid that I could get lost in solitude on a farm. I want to see the world, I want to be able to take a 2 week vacation to Sweden if I feel like it.
Enough of my silly ramblings. I found this video to be hopeful and inspiring, but it inevitably brought up my personal paradox of farming.
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