I don't know if this counts as a conscious lifestyle change, or decision, but when we decided to have children it's certainly changed everything. I changed considerably.

I have been thinking about my kids and how they will have even less of a connection to farming etc. than I did growing up. My grandparents on my father's side raised chickens and had a large garden. in fact this is all my grandfathers doing. On my mothers side they had chickens, goats and a large vegetable garden. I was always surrounded by food that had been raised and grown by my family.

My grandparents are older now and no longer farm. My kids will have to be taken on field trips etc to witness farming. We can have a small garden here at my house, but because of the dense tree cover it will prove difficult.

Times, they have changed. But I agree that it's important for people to know their food source.

Also, regarding you being persecuted by people, I have to say that you bring much of this upon yourself. I saw that earlier you posted a cartoon in response to someone's discussion of Amish meat. It's super passive aggressive and had nothing to do with the conversation at hand. There's a time and a place for certain things, it's social etiquette and when you ignore that, people get pissed.

I'm glad that your lifestyle change has been a positive thing for you. This post is exactly the RIGHT context for such conversations.