From Farming To No Farms

SimCity's Food Expo 2005
Selena Herendez

Much of the history of Simnation revolves around the lust for land, the acquisition of territories, and the harnessing of its productive capabilities. Perhaps as important as this desire for land was the attitude toward that land. It was not a scarce resource to be guarded and nurtured for the future. Land was promiscuous in its abundance. Consequently, sims treated land as a "free gift" to be exploited as fully and as quickly as possible; conservation and love of the soil was not a characteristic of the early generations of settlers. Nevertheless, these settlers harnessed the productivity of the soil and established a strong agricultural economy, based upon grains and livestock, which sustained Simnation well into the new dimension.

Now farms are becoming extinct, so how do sims adjust from farming to not farming? Well, some sims still plant farm like gardens, though there are no crops and most still opt to buy thier food fresh from local markets to retain that flavor. However, a large group of sims anxiously wait for farming to be reinstated in the new dimension so that they can return to thier old way of life.