jadesailor14 said:Good for you 😁
But why are you only speaking from your own perspective? You’re planting just for yourself, so of course you aren't going to exhaust yourself. If you were planting to sell and actually live off the profit, I bet your whole approach would shift slightly.
There are plenty of people who don't grow their own fruits and vegetables because they can't, for various reasons, even if they wanted to. They are stuck buying what others grow.
Do you think that's how that tiny percentage of elderly women selling produce at the local farmers' market operate? I wouldn't say so.
Besides, most of those supplies come from elsewhere, yet they swear to their kids and grandkids that they dug every bit up and weeded every row themselves while singing them lullabies.
Look,
I am speaking from my own experience because I am explaining my specific situation.
I get it—not everyone can grow their own food. But I also know that many people who don't grow anything certainly could if they put in even a modicum of effort.
How many backyards sit untended?
How many fields lie fallow?
When I talk to people who neglect their property, they give me the same old excuse: it "isn't worth it" to work the land, even just for their own use.
Well, if it isn't worth it, fine. Go buy industrial junk then!
My brother-in-law is the perfect example: he lives in the country, owns land, but it's a total mess.
He even buys his lettuce at the store.
On the other hand, I don't do this because it's a financial windfall; I do it for health reasons. Plus, I'm tied to that garden. I have to dig, my hands stay dirty, and I can't just walk away whenever I feel like it.
When the heatwaves hit, you all were out at the pool, while I was out weeding and tilling the soil...
Sure, if you look at pure convenience, it's much easier to just head to Target or Walmart and grab some tomatoes than to grow them yourself...
Not to mention dealing with hazards like storms, frost, or heavy rain...