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Farmville Bad for Farmers?

If you’re on Facebook you probably have either played or are friends with someone who has played Farmville.  It’s a game where players are virtual farmers, raising livestock and working…

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KCRW placeholderBy Good Food • Jan 5, 2010 • 1 min read

If you’re on Facebook you probably have either played or are friends with someone who has played

Farmville. It’s a game where players are virtual farmers, raising livestock and working the fields. Of course clicking a mouse isn’t exactly the same thing as driving a tractor. Good magazine food columnist

Peter Smith takes umbrage at the game. He

writes: “It’s time to support actual small farmers and stop playing around.”

I’d love to hear what you think…

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