Does Nature mean Natural?

     In my opinion, farms ARE a part of nature, just not in the usual sense of the word.  Farms came into being when people decided to have convenient food stores:  foods that were easily accessible.  Farms were cultivated to be a certain kind in which you get the most value out of a food.  Therefore, this was a natural step of evolution.  So, in this sense, farms are a part of nature.  However, farms would not be a part of nature if we as humans were not in the food chain. 

      Even though farms are a PART of nature, I believe that farms aren’t actually NATURAL, and neither are gardens.   Both gardens and farms are parts of nature when they are done, but the concept is unnatural.  For example, most plants that are planted in either a garden or a crop field are usually not native to the area.  In essence, gardens and farms fulfill their purpose for us, giving us comfort and nurture.  Most humans feel obliged to “take care of nature” rather than just let it be.  For example, when weeds grow in a garden, we pull them and don’t allow them near flowers that aren’t even native to the area.  Weeds naturally “win” because they know how to survive without human interference.  However, I will concede that crops tend to be supplied with more chemicals than most gardens because mass-produced crops generally “need” pesticides in order to produce the desired amount of food.