Back to the Virtual Farm: Gleaning the Agriculture-Management Game

@article{Chang2012BackTT,
  title={Back to the Virtual Farm: Gleaning the Agriculture-Management Game},
  author={Alenda Y. Chang},
  journal={Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment},
  year={2012},
  volume={19},
  pages={237-252}
}
  • Alenda Y. Chang
  • Published 1 September 2012
  • Economics
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
It is a cold and dreary winter morning, and raindrops are pattering away at the windows. But I drag myself out of a warm bed because I know I have wheat and onions to harvest, crops that will wither and die if I yield to the temptation to sleep a few more hours. Pausing only to slide my feet into slippers, I shuffle to my office, settle down at my desk, and press the button to start my computer. Just another day on the farm. Like millions of others across the globe, I have become a dedicated… 
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