Hellscape, yes, but that hellscape also has funded your farm and that is something that I'd keep in mind. It is pretty big luxury to be able to (financially) go and live on the countryside, doing farming more as a lifestyle rather than means to livelihood.
This is a throwaway point in the article, but I think it's key to imagining a food system and economy that can support this kind of farm:
> Young farmers are also creating their own “food hubs,” allowing them to store, process and market food collectively, and supply grocery and restaurant chains at a price competitive with national suppliers.
Sure, monetary wealth from corporate desk jobs may be necessary to fund farms right now, but small farmers have a lot more power to shape our food system when they band together. Agricultural cooperatives have a long history in the United States [0] and may have a role to play in keeping the new crop of small farmers in business.
[0] http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/whatisacoop/History/#Development_in...
That's not to say I don't appreciate the outdoors and nature, I do immensely. I just think the whole 'gotta get away from it all' attitude is interesting because it's the exact opposite for me, what I guess could be described as the 'feeling of missing out'.
It's a personal choice, do what works for you.
Check this article out, it touches on how efficient farming can be, and I think it could be applied in a smaller scale.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/holland-...