gardening during the apocolypse

Maybe apocolypse is too strong a term, but having been a gardener and represented farmers in the marketplace for over 35 years, it seems working the soil has become more perilous as each year passes.  The extremes of weather become more and more commonplace and deadly.  Early blasts of heat, late frosts, torrential rains have always been a feature of our occupation.  However, during the last 10 years, it seems we experience these extremes more and more, sometimes several times each year.  This year is no different.  A record breaking warm and dry winter has been replaced by a cool/cold, wet spring.  I hesitate to predict the summer, but I don't doubt it won't be average.  Gardeners and farmers are perpetual optimists, but the sheer randomness of the weather on a daily basis is making even the most dedicated among us wonder why we continue to put seed in the ground.  More and more growers are experimenting with temporary structures designed to mitigate the effects of climate change.  These tunnels, cold frames, greenhouses, etc. are expensive and maintenence intensive.  I have a feeling people will have to get used to higher prices for their veggies, meat and dairy as Mother Nature, with an assist from human induced climate change continues to play havoc with supplies.