More on farms

I can't understate how much there is to say about farms in Namibia.  It is a HUGE part of the culture here.

Farms here are pretty special.  They are the livelihood of so many people (owners, and also workers and their families who are quite poor) because farming is a major industry in Namibia and an even more major industry in our region.  Namibians love their meat, and South Africans and Europeans love their Namibian meat so a large portion is exported there.

So many people we meet have their own farms.  And if they don't, then many times they work on them.  And with all the wide open space here, farms are ENORMOUS.  About 5-6000 hectares a piece enormous.

The farmers we meet are the happiest people, very successful, and express really high satisfaction with their work (especially after the record-breaking rainy season recently experienced!).  They often describe a peaceful connectedness that comes with spending a day or weekend checking on things at the farm.  It's the dream of many Namibians, even full-time teachers or principals / part-time farm-owners, to quit their teaching jobs so they can farm exclusively.  They just love it.

And again, it cannot be understated, Namibians LOVE their meat.  Beef, goat, and donkey especially.  If you ask a Namibian what their favorite food is, 99 out of 100 will say "meat."  Just "meat."