Facebook has a game called Farmville that has become very popular. When my wife first started playing the game, I almost thought I was going to have to get her some treatment for her addiction. I would constantly get messages from Facebook asking me to do something for her Farmville game. The first couple of times, I did what it asked and after that, I decided was too much work and stopped doing it.
I have found that this game seems to appeal to women more than men. I am not sure why that is true since I like all things about farming, but I think the main reason for me, is that it is not real farming. The process of planting, growing and harvesting a real crop has much more appeal to me than a game.
This post is simply a reflection of my opinion. I am sure there are others who disagree with me, but I know that millions play the game.
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March 9th, 2010 at 4:04 am
I’ve not played the game, but I have been tempted. There are many reasons I could see for why the game is so appealing:
1) A lot of people do want to reconnect with where their food comes from (even if it is on the virtual side of things, but also it seems like attendance at the local farmers’ markets is up and more people are planting home gardens).
2) The locally grown and organic food movements are gaining a wider audience and mainstream attention.
3) Some people do have a romantic view of the farming/country lifestyle, even they only look at the ‘grass is greener’ positives and not necessarily the trade offs that people in rural settings have to live with.
4) Not everyone has the ability (be it for lack of space, time, etc) to have their own garden, much less farm (due to its the extensive capital requirements). It’s great if you have a friendly farmer friend or someone in your family who farms (though as the number of family farms shrinks, that possibility becomes smaller and smaller), but starting from scratch is a huge challenge.
March 27th, 2010 at 5:39 am
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