The Life of A Farmer

The book struck me as surprising. Never would I have thought that a farmer's life would be that difficult. As a child, we are learned that farmers have a simple life on their field. I mean really how hard could it be? You have a few animals and some plantations, it's not rocket science! Boy was I wrong. Growing a Farmer has seriously opened my eyes to our fellow human beings who allow us to eat the way we do everywhere in the world. I found it poetic that the cover of Kurt Timmermeister's book portrayed two forks. One for the viscous work on the farmland, the other to eat dinner. It bridges the connection between the two worlds and how they come together.

I was particularly interested in the Bee Keeper section of the chapter. As someone who is scared of bee's I completely felt what the farmer was going through when he had to extract the honey. It really engrained into my head that this is not an easy task whatsoever and the life of a farmer is extremely hard. They have so much responsibility and on top of that there is also very hard physical labor involved. It makes me realize where I am going on my own path. I know the road will be hard, but i need to ensure it will be satisfying. The life of a farmer is hard with not much return, but seems very gratifying and thats what keeps them going. I want to be able to share that feeling in my life and be truly happy with what I will become.