• IndiBrony@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Heard this argument a few weeks ago which stunned me. This woman was being interviewed about her thoughts regarding nearby farm land being used to build new homes. She retorted along the lines of: “I don’t see why we need all this farm land anyway, you can buy your food from the store!”

    I died a little hearing that.

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      1 month ago

      Exactly. A lot of people are completely ignorant about how the world works. They just expect everything to function, without any idea of how or why. Full blown adults.

      It’s disheartening.

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      1 month ago

      Growing up in a rural area, my school taught us that farmers were basically god.

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        1 month ago

        imagine if we just said, we’re all farmers! all this green space… acres that only get mowed …

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          I can’t find their website right now, but there’s a charity that “borrows” suburban yards to grow produce which they then donate to local food banks. It sounds pretty cool.