Some words of wisdom
One of the things that I love about growing food is that there is a lot of advice out there, and the more experience you get, the more you respect others' advice and learn to feel confident in your own ability to give advice.Below are some words of wisdom from the book "Farms of Tomorrow Revisited: Community Supported Farms-Farm Supported Communities." The first few chapters talk about principles of biodynamic agriculture and Three Basic Rules for cooperation to make the family farms of tomorrow happen:
"The farms of tomorrow will not be just family farms. They will... require the cooperation of many different, unrelated, free people..." Rule 2: "Buy for the farm as little as possible from the outside world. The less you purchase in the way of sophisticated tools, machinery and farm buildings (sic), the more you are financially independent and free to work with and out of nature. Use the help and the skills of all friends who are related to the farm.... If you work in cooperation with other people- and that is what the farm of the future is about- you will find that purchasing costly tools, machines, and buildings from outside strains the community; it raises social questions. The initiative to purchase these items usually comes from an individual. The consequences of the purchase have to be carried by the group. This raises problems."
posted by mahtin @ 12:27 AM
