Reply #30: No surprise.

[Oerdin]

Everyone with half a wit knew this was going to happen even though some people here tried to defend it. You can't take urban poor and expect them to know how to far as farming is actually hard work which requires more then a bit of know how to be successful. You have to know how to condition the soil, what to plant, when to plant, what grows best in certain soil conditions, how to plant arrange the farm to minimize pest problems, when to harvest, how to sell/distribute the goods before the spoil, etc... Most people would fail as farmers unless they've been taught how to farm and that's even if they had access to seeds, irrigation water, fertilizer, and capital to float the whole thing upfront until harvest time; none of which these people have.