Marginal Farming

I enjoyed this piece a lot, I thought the writers intention to live “marginally” or sustainably as I read was very admirable. He did so many things and not because it was cheap or easy, but because he felt good about it. His quality of life has increase as well as the quality of land, which in my book is a good investment. It’s unfortunate, despite his efforts, that people’s actions affect his piece of land, destroying the river bottom, putting his place at risk. It’s great to see him do well not just for himself but his land; however it’s bad to see that other people’s actions will continue to erode away his dreams quite literally.