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With all the crazy bullshit going on, I've often wondered how realistic it is for people to leave the city and farm. Like going the Amish way. I have zero knowledge other than my garden, so I'm looking for more information.

Have there been any good studies or analysis of how realistic it would be to abandon modern work culture and return to farming?

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

You have a lot of research, practice, and failing to do. I moved to the country and have been doing small-scale farming. Self sufficiency in any short timescale is going to be basically impossible, especially if you need to rehab the land. There's also all kinds of materials you need that you probably can't produce yourself. Community sufficiency is much more important, I think.