And the captain explained all the different distillation methods for making sea water potable. And the captain told him about their oxygen producing systems and so forth. Believe it or not, as difficult as it would be, we can live without electricity or even oil. But we can't live without food. Civilization, all civilization, from 5000 years ago to today's space age society, begins on the farm.
Agriculture is the soul of every society.
The production of food remains the most important work of humankind. And though at times it is some of the riskiest, most unpredictable, backbreaking work there is, farming is also the most rewarding and fulfilling. In the United States and around the world, we're seeing a lot of young people choose professions off the farm, or even out of agriculture. I guess the general feeling is agriculture isn't what it used to be. I believe that to be true, it isn't what it used to be.