It seems there is nothing sexier than being part of the great food revolution. Whether it’s through a game on
the internet, watching a TV show or getting your hands dirty people everywhere seem to enjoy attaching themselves to agriculture in some way.
The obsession with internet game Farmville is a great example, it now has around 60 million users making it the most popular game on Facebook & one of the fastest growing social games of all time.
And whether you love it or hate it plenty of people keep tuning into the ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ series, now in its sixth season. Turns out people like to see what good looking aussie farmers are out there getting their hands dirty!
Many other countries are also on the farming bandwagon with the ‘hot organic farmers’ competition in the US getting an overwhelming response. Farming in Europe is also gaining popularity with the Farm Girls Calendar & more recently Farm Boys Calendar, put out by a youth farming association, gaining significantly more support than the group ever expected.
So if farming is sexy and people want to connect themselves to it in some way lets make the most of it! For years farmers have been saying that people aren’t interested in where their food comes from, but this has changed, people are looking for this information now so lets make sure they get the right facts! So get out there & spread the word, and remember...farming is sexy!
