Sustainable Life Change
July 31, 2008
For centuries, country people have swapped ideas with neighbours near and far.
There is a spirit of connectness in rural places, which allows for this. Here is
an example from America, where the Jondle Family decide to take a radical,
yet very rational life change from commerce to community, and try their
hands at farming in their own way. The Abundant Life Farm is an interesting
example of ideas put into action, and makes good food for thought.
This film is another from the brilliant CookingUpAStory,
produced by Rebecca Gerendasy.
(copyright Monika Roleff 2008.)
(copyright CookingUpAStory, 2008.)
Entry Filed under: Country Nature, Sustainability. .
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woodnymph | July 31, 2008 at 2:27 pm
This is such a great video. It’s educational in that I wonder how many people think about where their food is coming from and what is happening to the animals that provide that food. Modern farming treats those living, heart beating creatures as if they are machines. It is so wrong in the scheme of things.
Vi
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Jill | July 31, 2008 at 4:33 pm
This is wonderful. Intensive farming is so appalling but the tide is turning and awareness growing, albeit slowly, but it is growing.
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imogen88 | July 31, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I agree, Jill, I think things are changing.
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imogen88 | July 31, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I agree, too, Vi, I think the value is in the education.
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Lori | August 1, 2008 at 2:58 am
I’m glad you made this blog as a companion to the city blog. And I enjoyed this video. I admire anyone who can make such a radical, but thoughtful change to their lives.
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imogen88 | August 1, 2008 at 3:57 am
So glad you like it, Lori. I guess it does take a radical kind of courage, and by the sound of it, it wasn’t all roses, but they seem happy they made it. It’s interesting.
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Claud | August 1, 2008 at 11:50 am
I love the way life is changing back to something a little kinder, but I still worry that we are too far removed from being gentle with the animals that share this earth with us. Sadly, people have become so money focused that they can’t see the cruelty so nothing motivates them to be sensitive to the animals. It also troubles me that these “new old” ways are now so expensive that some of us have trouble affording them. It’s all gone a bit awry, but this is a good step towards living sustainably and I just hope against hope that we make these methods the norm, not the hateful feed lot horror.
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imogen88 | August 1, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Well said, Claud, thanks for dropping in and commenting.
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Rebecca | August 2, 2008 at 3:23 pm
There has to be such a big paradigm shift, I think, in order for farming like this to become the norm (again). Here in the States we have something called the Farm Bill which subsidizes (thru the government) farmers who grow certain crops, amongst other things. Farmers like the Jondles need help like this. It takes much longer to bring the animals to weight when they are pasture fed, compared to loading them up on corn and other grains. That is part of the higher cost comparison to factory farmed animals. I’m not sure if we will make a complete shift here, but I’m hopeful more farmers will produce food in a similar way as more and more people make food choices that are not only healthier for themselves, but also for the planet.
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imogen88 | August 6, 2008 at 9:17 am
Thanks, Rebecca, for giving the view from the USA. It’s always interesting to learn what’s going on in the world. Hope the Jondles can keep it going.