another observation:

2 days ago we were chatting up with some recent university grads..in their 20's. My partner appeared to be a folk hero to them....'cause he worked for an oil company (his whole career), yet was a part-time farmer for 10 years (20 pigs, 60 cattle, chickens, grew hay, had a garden) then over to being a cycling advocate.

The farming part made him chic...