I grew up poor on a dairy farm, and I don't ever recall meeting a "rich farmer".
really? i find that awesome. i grew up in very small, very rural towns, dominated by rural people with rural farms. i always felt one with the farm, with the earth that grew stuff, with the cattle and sheep and horses and pigs, and other various critters. i never judged poor from rich in the places i lived and i remember finding it odd, but not caring, that i hung out with the "dirty poor kids" that nobody else liked, as well as the "snobby rich kids" who didnt know how great they had it. cheers to your upbringing.
