It seems that the idea of people coming together to organise their labour and capital is once again becoming a popular idea. What is driving this trend and why did cooperatives fall out of favour in the first place?
I’ve been involved in various cooperatives, collaborations and community off and on for over twenty years. In […]
A lot of people have been talking to me about tribalism lately. Lot of people saying don’t worry your “tribe” gets it your “tribe” understands.
I appreciate the support and I appreciate the intent behind what these people have said. I value them and their opinions but the rise of people talking about “their tribe” and […]
An oft repeated tale
I met David at the Men’s Shed in Daylesford and we got to talking about cider. He wanted to plant an English cider orchard. About 2 years prior he had leased land from a farmer, built fences, laid out irrigation and planted his trees. Then after 18 months the farmers health had turned and the […]
Where ever you go that aspiring farmers gather you hear over and over again:
“I’d start farming if only I could get the land.”
I’ve said for years that the “only thing stopping me from farming was that I don’t have access to land”.
I went to a forum in Seymour a few days ago and out of […]
7/09/2016
I posted this article on a Face Book group that included a bunch of GMO ag scientists. To put it bluntly it was shredded.
As they say: Pride cometh before the fall.
Basically I over reached. For a favourable sympathetic audience the article below works just fine. Any laziness in the argument and rhetoric was […]
Forget possible adverse health effects. Forget concerns about GM genes entering the gene pool. Don’t even concern yourself over whether the productivity gains from GMOs are true or not. Even if everything GMO companies like Monstanto say about their products is true the business case doesn’t stack up.
The case Monsanto and similar companies are making […]
Hedgerow Farm is a simple idea to link people who want to farm with people with capital who want to support farmers. At every public forum discussing farming we hear again and again aspiring farmers frustration that they can’t get access to land. That the “only thing” holding them back from starting their farming operation is that […]