I guess it's not a secret to those who read this website, or to those who understand radical left politics, but getting a job as a forestry professional or farmer, has been tossed around before—sometimes as a joke by the scouts—and once by my guidence councler.

I'd say it sounds like a kind of cool idea—I like being so close to earth, the means of production, the control of it, self sufficency, and being away from the oppressive urban society. While the working environment may be tough, it's isolated, and it gives you a place to think.

Not to mention I don't have much in the way of skills. Somehow I think running a farm is a slightly bigger deal, then having a few chickens—cows and other large farm animals require signicantly more maintence.

Not to mention, farmers aren't free. They depend on the land for their survial, they often sell their products to large corprate processing corporations that make decisions for them—not to mention all the strings that come with government subsidies—and pollution regulations.

Then their is the neccessary capital and land. That doesn't come cheap. When your parents aren't farmers, it becomes a much more difficult sector to get into.

I would feel as if I was missing out on something. I really enjoy taking my introductory poli-sci courses, and I want to continue. I want to be able to influence social change—making the world a better place. A single farm, in a community, may help benifit the community, and the world in general, but not at such a great level.

Would it be socially acceptable? I don't know if my parents, sister, or greater society would ever take such an idea seriously. It's a bit too crackpot, if you ask me.

It's kind of an appealing idea on the surface, but I don't know about it on a pragmatic level. While I take it as a reasonable idea, once I am more established in the working world, maybe a small farm, or rural house might be possible. Only time will show.