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Real Life Farmville

Posted by samzenpus on from the social-harvesting dept.

arkenian writes "The BBC reports on a farm in the UK to be run by online subscribers to the MyFarm website voting on which crops to grow and livestock to rear. For a £30 annual fee, 10,000 farm followers will help manage Wimpole Home Farm, in Cambridgeshire. They will be asked to make 12 major monthly decisions during the course of the year as well as other choices. The National Trust says its MyFarm project aims to reconnect people with where their food comes from."

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  1. Re:I thought this was a good idea.. by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or "what should we plant". I can see it now. Survey says:

    • 42% — pot
    • 25% — corn
    • 15% — rice
    • 13% — ragweed
    • 5% — [name of unpopular local politician]
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