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And seeds don't last forever

No, but it is important to plant and harvest and do these cycles every time so that you will have infinite seeds.

Well that's the thing though, you can be mentally prepared to grow food, but it does take some trial and error... our first garden was mostly eaten by the groundhog!

It's important to be prepared for what could go right and wrong. Unforeseen events happen and this is normal.