JenEllen, me hats off to ye. And my sympathies lie with you. Uh, those that are bemoaning farming.......whattaya eat, hmmmmmm? Himself and i raised livestock for years, and now do fruit. It is a living, not a great one, but a living. Before judgments are made, perhaps you should try it sometime. Not all of us can afford organic anything, much less beef that retails for 20$ a pound. Or cucumbers that are 2$ a piece. Just a little food for thought.......