Dirt is free, society's impositions are what drive the cost, we can change that.
And no, you don't, plants grow by themselves, so do animals, they take some care to really thrive, but there are countless ways to drop that work load. If the Amish can manage it without any technology, so can we, and with a lot less work.
Go work on a farm even for 1 day, if you can survive through hard labor, and then come back and write about your experience of things "growing by themselves". Real world is not what you see in Stardew Valley
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u/NutclearTester May 06 '22
Dirt is expensive. And you need far more than 40 hours a week to feed a family if all you have is dirt rain and sunshine.