Excellent points. The folks who whined about planting seeds will not go hungry in four months, they will go home.
Yep, and they wouldn't be so picky about the food they have. The sad thing is, most of those whining there, most of the country is like them. We descended from very hardy stock, and along the way lost some of that toughness.
I must admit, If I was setting up a colony 400 years ago, I think I would have picked a little bit warmer climate.