Life in a Horticultural Society

Life in a Horticultural Society I imagine traveling back in time to an era where there are no city streets, no car horns honking, no cell phones ringing, and no superstores to shop in. It is a daydream that I have often, and it is a dream that my husband and I would like to replicate. For years the plans have been coming together and we are approaching the final stages. In a few short years, our dream will become a reality. We will be residing on a farm, on a remote piece of land, where we will live as close to a horticultural lifestyle as possible. Of course, the society side will not take place, given the circumstances. However, we do hope to find like-minded people with whom we could connect with, and possibly barter crops, livestock or meat for goods and services. I chose to live in a horticultural society rather than a hunting and gathering or early industrial society for a couple of reasons. I am intrigued by the hunting and gathering society as I think it would offer a lot of satisfaction. It would be rewarding to provide for your family by hunting or capturing your prey and foraging for edible plants. However, it would also be extremely stressful and tiresome to be dependent on the seasons, the elements, and the patterns of the wild animals. There are too many variables to be reliable enough for me to choose that kind of society. Life in the early industrial world was tough. Starvation and homelessness were a real threat if you weren’t one of the wealthy few, social inequality was abundant, and the working man struggled with unfair and dangerous working conditions. Living in a horticultural society would be a middle ground in which I would happily reside. Life in the village is much different than life in the present day. Being born into such a society would guarantee long hours and difficult work days, planting and harvesting crops.
Comparing my life today to that of a horticultural lifestyle, there are a lot of material differences