tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post165450686718576169..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: AChristian-AgrarianDocumentary(From 1943)Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-4712755109499190942015-10-12T14:13:20.277-04:002015-10-12T14:13:20.277-04:00+JMJ+
Been reading your blog off and on for years...+JMJ+<br /><br />Been reading your blog off and on for years. Enjoy it immensely. <br /><br />I am a traditional Roman Catholic who lives in Western Canada. The bishops of Quebec had amazing encyclicals praising the rural life, the life of the village and on the land, the artisan life, as a sort of monastery for the family. Pope Pius XII actually pointed this out in his short encyclical linked below w/commentary;<br /><br />http://www.unamsanctamcatholicam.com/social-teaching/economics/92-social-teaching/economics/453-pius-xii-on-rural-economy.html <br /><br />A fee other documents you should all read, that fall in step with what you are promoting here, on this site, "high level". Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum gave those in Eastern Canada (Quebec included) the inspiration to launch thee credit union/cooperative movements in the early 20th century. The document did the same in Ireland and Italy, as well. Quadragesimo Anno by Pius XI tied in the socio-economics of God vs. Communism/Socialism and some would argue, Capitalism. Great read. Anything by Hillaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton on these topics is pure gold these days. And a great read you can download for free on line is Rural Roads to Security. Check all these out. And the site below is another great one, similar in contact to yours. <br /><br />http://newcatholiclandmovement.org<br /><br />Pax Christi/AMDG<br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-6499319848225563602015-09-20T20:29:06.811-04:002015-09-20T20:29:06.811-04:00Speaking about potatoes--an older lady I know, she...Speaking about potatoes--an older lady I know, she is 77, and from Greek descent, was raised in a large family of seven girls, and two boys, in New Jersey. Her family's treat each month was to build a fire out back of the house, and roast potatoes! Sounds like a yummy family tradition, Everett!Elizabeth L. Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-61271304990085693562015-09-20T20:24:03.572-04:002015-09-20T20:24:03.572-04:00Thank you, Herrick! What a breath of fresh air th...Thank you, Herrick! What a breath of fresh air these two films have been to me. I have always been drawn to small towns, farms, pastures, and livestock. I like it so. If I had my druthers, I'd live another life on a farm/ranch. I know it is a very hard life. I know it feels better watching on film, than being in the saddle, or behind a horse-drawn plow. I know the hard life can shorten life; a life lived daily to its fullest in passing down knowledge to youngsters, and thereby, having a life of hard-earned relationships with close family and friends, and to God! It's best to have a good spiritual life to live this down-to-earth, agrarian way; a spiritual life to pass down to our children. Now that is richness, and prosperity!<br />Elizabeth L. Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-38279275138160432852015-09-20T19:53:55.818-04:002015-09-20T19:53:55.818-04:00Hi Herrick, Well I have to admit I didn't do t...Hi Herrick, Well I have to admit I didn't do them all the same day! I HAVE learned a few things like how to stretch out an onerous task, but man they sure taste good on a cold winter night for supper!<br /><br />Made my first clamp today. Can't eat up all the carrots, tired of canning them, so trying my hand at this.<br /><br />Picked all my quinces today and will start making preserves tomorrow. Nothing like quince preserves on tall hot biscuits on those same cold winter nights!ELittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614884616908281632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-38265705130403591912015-09-19T19:29:27.769-04:002015-09-19T19:29:27.769-04:00Amen Mr. Kimball. Amen.
LSMAmen Mr. Kimball. Amen. <br /><br />LSMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-34470510930391508662015-09-19T17:47:09.364-04:002015-09-19T17:47:09.364-04:00Note to frequent commenter Everett R. Littlefield ...Note to frequent commenter Everett R. Littlefield (who recently had-dug seven 5-foot rows of potatoes, at 77 years of age)...<br /><br />I'm thinking this 1943 movie is probably a pretty good picture of what life was like on your island when you were a kid. If my math is correct, you would have been 5 years old at that time.<br /><br />And by the way, I have nothing but admiration for anyone who can hand-dig 350 feet of potatoes. Fact is, I consider that a more endearing and worthwhile feat than any Olympic athlete ever accomplished. I say that having hand-dug a lot of potatoes myself, and I sure do hope I can do the same when I'm your age!Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-70316600575972560482015-09-19T17:37:54.596-04:002015-09-19T17:37:54.596-04:00Note the scene at 1:21 into the movie... It looks ...Note the scene at 1:21 into the movie... It looks like an Eric Sloane painting.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.com