Get Farmin

According to Webster's Dictionary the definition of a farm is a piece of land used for growing crops or raising animals. : an area of water where fish, oysters, etc., are raised. This definition doesn't specify the amount of land needed. I live in town, but I grow crops and I raise animals. Do I live on a farm?

On social media a mom posted that a kid at school told her son that he wasn't a country kid. I would say that you can still live in town and on a farm according to Webster's Dictionary. Just because your closest neighbor is 20 feet from your house versus two miles doesn't make you an less of a farmer. Its all in what you do with your land. I know people that live on five acres, but they don't grow crops or have any animals. In my opinion, what is the point of that? If your going to call yourself a country kid because you live on five acres but don't do anything but mow the grass and play video games (no offense to gamers), that city kid that grows a garden in the back yard is more of a farmer. 


I read that when raising your kids you have to have the end in mind. What do you want your kids to know when they are adults? I would say that my parents are always teaching me new things that are skills that I can pass onto my kids. Today my parents brought down a kiddy pool for my kitchen chickens (check the last post) and gave me some tips to help. I have the skills that will feed my family, and that is a skill that I hope all my children will possess. Agriculture skills are a rarity in America. (But when the zombie apocalypse happens we will be fine.) These skills are really important to pass on. 

Putting the labels aside and where you live, if you can master a skill like growing or raising your own food you have the potential to thrive anywhere. I'm proud of what I can teach my kids, and I hope that people will read this and start farming. It's a thing of beauty, and a real art form.