Organic farmers have to wear so many different "hats" it is like a juggling act sometimes. When I hear someone talking about multitasking (talking on the phone and using their computer at the same time) I just chuckle to myself. Let me tell you about multitasking.
On any given day an organic farmer might have to be an agronomist(checking soil tilth), an entomologist (managing bugs), a plant pathologist (monitoring plants for disease), a meterologist (predicting weather conditions), an ecologist (protecting the environment), a conservationist (preserving the land), a mechanical/electrical/structural engineer (figuring how to make, wire, build something for a situation that only exists on your farm), a marketing specialist (getting people to locate your product), a salesman (getting people to buy your product) and a mathematician/magician (figuring out how to stretch the small savings you have into paying for all the things that you need just to get your crop in the ground). And that's just what happens before lunch.
On any given day an organic farmer might have to be an agronomist(checking soil tilth), an entomologist (managing bugs), a plant pathologist (monitoring plants for disease), a meterologist (predicting weather conditions), an ecologist (protecting the environment), a conservationist (preserving the land), a mechanical/electrical/structural engineer (figuring how to make, wire, build something for a situation that only exists on your farm), a marketing specialist (getting people to locate your product), a salesman (getting people to buy your product) and a mathematician/magician (figuring out how to stretch the small savings you have into paying for all the things that you need just to get your crop in the ground). And that's just what happens before lunch.
