The Patriot-News is covering the 94th Pennsylvania State Farm Show this week and checked in with real farmers to find out what they think of the hugely popular Facebook game FarmVille.
Many farmers didn’t know a thing about FarmVille or dismissed it as a waste of time.
But Brenda Bower, who has a 70-acre farm in Halifax, told the Patriot-News that growing crops, trees and raising animals in a virtual world is a nice break from reality.
“It’s farming I can do without going outside,” she said. “It’s fun. Most farmers don’t have time for it, but I find it relaxing, a good stress reliever if I’m having a bad day.”
Another future farmgirl, Holly Holchin is majoring in equine management at Potomac State College. She told the paper that playing gives her ideas about how to lay out a farm.
Love it.
I’d given up on my virtual farming via Facebook. But maybe I ought to give it another shot.
Virtual Farmgirl 