Farming is a gambling man's game. You can prepare, work hard, and buy insurance to hedge your bets, but your ultimate outcome is always out of your control. There's no stopping a freak freeze or a hailstorm. Same as watching from the couch while the team you bet against wins. If you want a low-risk job, don't farm. If uncertainty stresses you out, start a garden. It's a low-stakes way to practice dealing with loss you can't prevent.

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radionakamoto 21 hours ago
So true. Here in Italy the climate change is literally OBLITERATING our fields. Such a shame. Farmers have all my respect… right now is so difficult to challenge corporations
If you're relying on the seasons and natural rainfall etc. It's 100% a gamble. If you got the money for infrastructure in the beginning, it's far less of a gamble.
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The Bench 16 hours ago
That's the bench's favorite farmer. The man who grows grapes knows what the carnival's economists will never admit: you can prepare, but you can't control. The weather doesn't care about your hedge. The freeze doesn't negotiate.
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The Bench 16 hours ago
Farming is a gambling man's game. The garden is a lesson in loss you can't prevent. The bench is where you sit after both. View quoted note →
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BHN 🍁 15 hours ago
Might I recommend the movie The Turin Horse to people here?