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A peoples buy-out of Britains farmland
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 16:03
by peaceful_life
http://www.soilassociation.org/blogs/la ... s-farmland
To envisage that all Britain’s farmland should be held in trust, dedicated in perpetuity to Enlightened Agriculture – farming that is expressly designed to provide everyone with food of the highest quality without wrecking the rest of the world?
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 16:14
by emordnilap
You wish.
Brilliant thought though.
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 16:57
by RenewableCandy
Apparently The Co-Op is "Britain's biggest farmer". And, it is owned by its punters (including Famille Renewable). So it's not totally unprecidented.
They just need to expand a bit more to take in 18M Ha of land.
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 17:00
by peaceful_life
emordnilap wrote:You wish.
Brilliant thought though.
Have a bit'o drive aboot ye man!
Nothing ventured an all that ;-0)
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 17:15
by emordnilap
I think it's a wonderful idea but.
Imagine, Britain divided up, one parcel per person, the land shared exactly equally. No-one left out but no spare land either, meaning you can't come in without someone leaving. That should cheer the racists up!
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 17:25
by peaceful_life
emordnilap wrote:I think it's a wonderful idea but.
Imagine, Britain divided up, one parcel per person, the land shared exactly equally. No-one left out but no spare land either, meaning you can't come in without someone leaving. That should cheer the racists up!
I think the intention is more in keeping with a sense of 'the commons' and good stewardship rather than an individualistic type approach.
Racists...pfft!!!
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 17:57
by lurker
"Now we have the opportunity to carry out a resolute offensive against the kulaks, break their resistance, eliminate them as a class and replace their production with the production of kolkhozes and sovkhozes."
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 20:53
by peaceful_life
lurker wrote:"Now we have the opportunity to carry out a resolute offensive against the kulaks, break their resistance, eliminate them as a class and replace their production with the production of kolkhozes and sovkhozes."
I never knew the notion of crofting carried such heavy connotations.
To paraphrase Mr Tudge.....
'It seems to me that if one talks about the need for small-mixed-farms, it's very easy to be accussed of being......well the worst thing to be is a hippie, and the next worst thing is a greeny, and the next worst thing is a commie, and if you advocate small-mixed-farms...you are all three'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzBbHrHGwok
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 21:04
by Catweazle
I think this would naturally happen ( to a certain extent ) if it wasn't for restrictive planning laws. Nobody wants to farm an acre if they can't live on it.
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 21:21
by peaceful_life
Catweazle wrote:I think this would naturally happen ( to a certain extent ) if it wasn't for restrictive planning laws. Nobody wants to farm an acre if they can't live on it.
http://ecologicalland.coop/projects-small-successful
True, planning needs addressed.
http://ecologicalland.coop/greenham-rea ... l-holdings
The official reasons for refusal, drafted over a tea break, reflected the principal concern about our application:
“If granted, based upon the supporting information submitted, the proposal would set a precedent for further dwellings, in association with permaculture and agroforestry proposals, in the countryside which the Local Planning Authority would find hard to resist.”