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reference What was the point of this farming experiment,
exactly?:   i cant stand the "getting back to the land" people
who think it's fun and interesting or something when there are
people who have been doing it for generations. idiots.  also,
have you seen this? http://neglectedbooks.com/ i thought of you
immediately for some reason...  (i suppose i could email these
things to you, but i like to share)  I agree, Beth. This reminds
of a few years ago, when a generation began to have children as
if it was a new phenomenon. Then all the books about having
children came out, too. People have been farming (I love C.R.'s
distinction between "farming" and "gardening") for thousands of
years. Don't get me started on chickens. I think it's great that
people want to know where their eggs come from (but I would love
a little energy into