Hello porkpal, I went to graduate school in the US first visiting Rockefeller U in Manhattan and then settling in SUNY Stony Brook, NYS. This happened over 4 decades ago. It obviously has had a long term effect! I went back to the land later on. First I spent about 14 years working as conservation manager at the National Parks headquarters in B.Aires. Then I quit the big city and each stage has had its challenges and rewards. With the exception of having widowed, I can say that I've reached my late sixties very satisfied with what we've accomplished and look forward for a few more decades of effort. My father died not so long ago having reached his 100th birthday! He always referred what would have been a great great aunt that reached 102! This in the early 20 's. Farming is definitely a long time endeavor and I hope to induce more people to go back to the land, only if it were for self-reliance. Perhaps mankind should rethink if it was such a great idea to pile up zillions of "citi"zens in non-human pigeon roost like artificial structures called modern cities. Thus the large megalopolis have reached unmanageable sizes following all on Peter's principles! I'll keep you posted sharing our dayly chores
