#Farming

Under the guise of minimizing soil disturbance, this practice dresses farmers in the costume of environmental guardians. It boasts of reducing erosion and cutting fertilizer costs simultaneously, a two-bird-one-stone slogan that ultimately serves as an excuse to spare heavy machinery. While sermons about the sacredness of unturned earth are delivered, the rumble of tractors tells the true tale. Communities pat each other on the back for championing eco-friendliness as tractors glide lightly across fields, a social ritual of lip-service. Declared as the harmony of nature and agribusiness, its hidden pitfalls remain a well-kept secret.

Organic farming is the practice of banishing synthetic pesticides and fertilizers while extolling the sanctity of nature’s ecosystem. It welcomes insects and weeds alike as part of its festival, using this benevolence to justify reduced yields and increased costs. Obsessed with soil quality, it celebrates the individuality found in the shapes and tastes of produce, only to paradoxically mark nonstandard goods down. While championing kindness to the environment, it burdens itself with the weight of the world’s food demand, gifting itself an unmanageable cross. Tilling the earth between idealism and reality, organic farming fulfills the social duty of comforting someone’s conscience every day.