Today in "rural lifestyle does not want to acknowledge how subsidized it is by non-rural society": "Modern government regulation—in the form of building codes, food safety codes, zoning regulations, minimum wage and social security for occasional labor, and town council restrictions on landscaping and animal keeping—can increase the marginal cost of home production of food in areas affected by these restrictions. "
yeah wow those damn food safety codes
self-sufficiency as aesthetic: gaghgahghaghaghaghaghagh