tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post8777949398425011366..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: —Liberty Hyde Bailey—On The Money DisadvantageOf The Farmer-----Selection #2From The HarvestHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-70916473184197059022014-02-06T19:35:47.870-05:002014-02-06T19:35:47.870-05:00Mr. Sanders,your words: "Few would be willin...Mr. Sanders,your words: "Few would be willing, and society and government would frown upon such "impoverished" living..."<br /><br />How right you are! After all, it's only "our" land and property as long as we make what our corporacratic rent seekers think is an appropriate profit, and in the way they deem best!<br /><br />Regards,<br />David SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-52934042383347223012014-02-06T17:56:51.304-05:002014-02-06T17:56:51.304-05:00I used to have conversations with my peers who had...I used to have conversations with my peers who had also grown up within a farm lifestyle, and we would lament the fact that we were not able to live that life today (we work as engineers for a multinational industrial corporation). I finally came to a conclusion that is similar to the article's point. We <b>could</b> perhaps live the farm life of our great-grandfathers if we were willing to accept the same standard of living that they enjoyed. Few would be willing, and society and government would frown upon such "impoverished" living...<br /><br />Jonathan SandersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-40503486905113212082014-02-06T13:18:51.216-05:002014-02-06T13:18:51.216-05:00Well said, David.Well said, David.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-20233818310280776982014-02-06T08:13:07.584-05:002014-02-06T08:13:07.584-05:00Indeed, modern life is so often built on abstracti...Indeed, modern life is so often built on abstractions and theories, taking it as a given that such things as an endless money supply, Iphones, a convenient, suburban lifestyle, a wazoo technological solution for any and everything, etc., are all normal and in line with life-as-it-is. When you challenge any of it, you're the one accused of being a Luddite, utopian, what have you. However, none of this deals with that very thing Mr. Bailey talks of here: limitations. WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!<br /><br />It is the agrarian idea, once again, that to me encompasses the least utopian, most realistic view of life-as-it-is. At some point, we'll have to deal with that reality one way or another.<br /><br />Regards,<br />David Smith Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-12190803733026992642014-02-05T12:58:35.613-05:002014-02-05T12:58:35.613-05:00Hi Tom,
I think this comment by Liberty Hyde Bail...Hi Tom,<br /><br />I think this comment by Liberty Hyde Bailey is incredibly insightful. I had to read it a few times to get the full understanding. It's good to know that you grasped the point of what he is saying.<br /><br />And you are right about the importance of community in the agrarian ideal. Finding real (not virtual) community is not easy, especially with families separated by large distances and so few people living in one place for very long. <br /><br /><br />Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-25245342886054213962014-02-04T15:48:45.763-05:002014-02-04T15:48:45.763-05:00This post identifies the compound problem facing r...This post identifies the compound problem facing rural folks very well. I appreciate this summary of what my wife and I face every day. For us, the solution is not so much homesteading, but homesteading within the context of a community. This distinction is lost on many an agrarian today (probably best to call them neo-agrarians, because the traditional agrarian understood the need for community quite well). If I recall you had a post on growing pumpkins that talked about this point...something I thought I would point out given the appropriately sobering thrust of today's post. Tomnoreply@blogger.com