The above does not really reflect my views but it’s mostly accepted as truth. It didn’t used to be. I’ll explain.
We’re the only species of animal that has to pay to live. This is insanity. No person should be without food, clothing and shelter. Nor should anyone have to pay someone else to provide all the things that allow life to exist.
It seems that humans are born tyrants or maybe we’ve simply changed over time.
Were we always this way? I think not. At some certain point in time everything on earth changed. There have always been food forests especially in the Tropics. What changed was the way commercial foods were grown and more or less took over from the food forests as a way to provide food for all, not to mention making people pay high prices in order to stay alive.
I suppose propaganda started about farmers taught a different way to plant than a forest grabbed up by big companies that bought from the non-food forest growers to make it happen that everyone started to think that is all there was except in the long past ancient times. Partly true. We’re coming back to it in the present though.
It happened due to the industrial era and the clock punch work force beginning to be normalized. It happened rapidly because industry was a rapid pace idea and structure. This is when the analog clocks were added to all schools, homes and factories. There were also school bells, alarm clocks, and daylight savings time added to make the industries grow well.
Food forests exist but not at scale. They’re shrunken as the least means to feed ourselves. It shouldn’t be this way. We should all be able to feed ourselves! You don’t have to be a farmer to do this.
©Kathy J Anderson, All Rights Reserved
https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/food-forests-sustainable-agriculture
Powerfully penned, Kathy. An excellent and informative write my friend. This was a very interesting read that I truly enjoyed. Appreciate you.
Damian
Thank You, sir Damian! Have a blessed day.
Chère K.,
Hope this finds you well.
Welcome to StarsRite.
A post from a non native English speaker, so I hope to choose my words right.
The idea that people must not have to pay for the essentials to live, resonates deeply with me.
Up until 29th of March 1968, I was involved in the first ‘give away’ shop in Amsterdam.
Before that date, the shop functioned as a community centre for the neighbourhood. The goods and food that was brought in stroke a balance between what was brought in and what the neighbourhood needed.
There was no money involved, but I worked 7 days per week to keep it going.
After that date, Fantasio & Paradiso opened and became rapidly immensely popular.
400 visitors in Fantasio (capacity) and 1000 in Paradiso. There was no way to keep up with the new needs as the balance tipped like crazy.
So, in short, there was prove, that a human friendly non money system could survive.
And at the same time, when the balance shifted, there was prove that it’s not unconditional.
I still believe that there are certain moments when giving things away make me richer. And there are many moments every year that I do what I just said. And the experience earlier highlighted a certain period in my life.
I don’t feel sad, but I truly hope that you’ll find a way to achieve what I couldn’t.
Needless to say I enjoyed your write a lot.
Warm regards, Gus
Thank you for reading and commenting Gus. Nice to know your history, thanks for that also. I’m glad this resonated as I feel very few have had the opportunity to experience this. I’m truly not trying to achieve this for my community, but I feel writing about it can help provide impetus for others to take more actions towards sustainability in this manner.
Since I’m retired, I feel my activities are limited to writing about what concerns me about humanity and our continued path down corporate tyranny.
You are correct in assuming I would be sad, alas, I’m not the one that will achieve this, so that part is sad for me.
Pleased you did enjoy my article.