A Neo-Peasant Farm in Wessex
Without further ado, I’m going to describe the layout of an ‘average’ 10 hectare holding in the Peasant’s Republic of Wessex, circa 2039, as introduced in various preceding posts.
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Watching the Watchers
The exercise is based on the notion that we could, if collectively we so chose, organise ourselves into more localised and labour-intensive polities and economies, and that if we did so we might better secure our health and general wellbeing at a lower energetic and carbon cost.
Neo-peasantries: from Permaculture to Permanent Agriculture
Over the coming posts I’m going to start slowly moving towards my next big theme: the practice and politics of a neo-peasant agriculture.
The Revolution will not be Market Gardenized: Some Thoughts on Jean-Martin Fortier
It was suggested to me recently that I might like to pen some thoughts on Jean-Martin Fortier’s book The Market Gardener1. And indeed I would. Here they are.
Sidney Mintz, 1922-2015
Probably the best way for me to honour Sid here is to share some thoughts on why his work still matters to me in the different life I’ve chosen as a small-scale farmer and small-scale farming activist.
Pertaining to Peasants
And so we come to Small Farm Future’s final post of 2015. And what a year it’s been.
Of Pigs, Peasants, and Pastoralists
I think what this analysis shows is that, unlike extensive pastoralism, intensive, ‘organic’/ agroecological, local ‘peasant’ farming is feasible for national self-provisioning.