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AlexisFRSo, how soon will they be back when they realize farming is an order of magnitude more stressful than IT work?
CanadaPlusI donât know about that, but itâs not a âfree lunchâ and itâs not the same as just looking at pretty scenery.
From a North American perspective, besides the absurd entry cost, it seems fairly similar to a being a long-haul truck driver or plumber. Simple, repetitive work that doesnât follow any predictable schedule. Physical arduousness depends on what youâre growing and if youâre going to hire scared brown people to do it for you.
You also get to live in an area thatâs close to nothing, surrounded by neighbors that think youâre an elitist city prick and will never respect you.
Simple, repetitive work that doesn't follow any predictable schedule
I have multiple spreadsheets, have to monitor and adjust to a lot of different conditions, have to actively monitor pests and plant growth and react to those (and predict for the next year and be proactive), and a bunch of other stuff. Farming tends to very much follow a predictable schedule insofaras you know in any given season what you will be doing and what you need to be getting ready for.
Okay, maybe not simple. Repetitive, though. I see you guys driving back and forth across a field all day.
With predictability I meant more like you have no idea when it will be wet or dry (for example), and everything depends on that. Sometimes you have to work hard pretty much as long as the sun is up, or at least thatâs how it was in my familyâs farming days. They would even eat on their tractors while they kept going. Other times itâs too muddy to do anything.