I haven’t actually read Regenesis yet but it’s on my list, I find Mr Monbiot quite controversial. I’m discussing some of his writing in my next post… stay tuned!
The planning system is broken and illogical while the lack of joined up thinking around environmental and economic sustainability, human resilience, food production and land use is not set to improve while metropolitan rulers have no understanding of rural life.
I am sorry to hear of all your hardship. Your battle is not just a battle over food, it is also a battle over our souls, “Food is a divine creation. It is sustained by a constant flow of energy from its Maker. When we consume food, we metabolise that divine energy and live from it. The kind of food energy we consume has a lot to do with the kind of person we become and the kind of life we end up living. If we eat food sustained by energy hopelessly distorted and corrupted, and disconnected from its origin, they pull us down with them and it becomes harder for us to keep in touch with our soul.” (Rabbi Shmuel Lubavitcher)
Thanks for sharing the ‘Share the Land’ report website, Helen. It's laudable what that group is trying to achieve. But as I’m sure you know, they are up against the corrupt machine of the UK state, which is only interested in supporting (with taxpayer funds) Public Private Partnerships with their corporate stakeholders, because that is where it can make obscene amounts of money.
Those stakeholders are the industrial-scale farming conglomerates that are sponsored by vast chemical companies that care nothing for biodiversity, regenerative farming practices or producing real, healthy, organic food from healthy soils. Profit produced from extractive and intensive monoculture cropping and industrial-scale feedlots is their only goal.
Education, as in all things, is key. People have lost their connections with Nature, not just in the UK but all over the world. This, for me, is one of the main reasons why we are in this mess now. We are part of Nature, not above or separate from the rest of Nature, as most people think humans are. Charles Eisenstein writes about this copiously on his Substack https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/, in his numerous books and also on his own website https://charleseisenstein.org/
Have you heard of the UK Column https://www.ukcolumn.org/? One of their presenters, Charles Malet, is very educated about regenerative and organic farming methods. He has also been highlighting the plight of UK farmers for a while now. It may benefit you and other like-minded farmers you know of, who are also at risk in the UK, to contact Charles. UKC also has a Substack https://ukcolumn.substack.com/
Please don’t give up the fight for food security; we must all support each other even more in this most crucial struggle, no matter where we are the world.
In the ideological view of those in power (both this current government and, I suspect, the Treasury) the land should all belong to the State. Independent farmers are an anathema to these people.
It's exactly the same for almost all small businesses. The issues may be different, but the State treats you with suspicion and the Treasury assumes that the only reason people go self employed is to fiddle their tax so stunted and disfunctional is their thinking.
What do you think of ‘Regenesis’ by G Monbiot? I found it really interesting — on soil especially
I haven’t actually read Regenesis yet but it’s on my list, I find Mr Monbiot quite controversial. I’m discussing some of his writing in my next post… stay tuned!
I’d love to hear your point of view on Regenesis though?
The planning system is broken and illogical while the lack of joined up thinking around environmental and economic sustainability, human resilience, food production and land use is not set to improve while metropolitan rulers have no understanding of rural life.
I'm so sorry you have to endure this. I think you have it worse than us, at least in my part of the US. We'll be praying for you.
I am sorry to hear of all your hardship. Your battle is not just a battle over food, it is also a battle over our souls, “Food is a divine creation. It is sustained by a constant flow of energy from its Maker. When we consume food, we metabolise that divine energy and live from it. The kind of food energy we consume has a lot to do with the kind of person we become and the kind of life we end up living. If we eat food sustained by energy hopelessly distorted and corrupted, and disconnected from its origin, they pull us down with them and it becomes harder for us to keep in touch with our soul.” (Rabbi Shmuel Lubavitcher)
May the Lord bless you
Hey interesting quote...I ve had some dealings with people from a branch of orthodox Jewish followers of Rabbi Lubavitch....very nice people.
Thanks for sharing the ‘Share the Land’ report website, Helen. It's laudable what that group is trying to achieve. But as I’m sure you know, they are up against the corrupt machine of the UK state, which is only interested in supporting (with taxpayer funds) Public Private Partnerships with their corporate stakeholders, because that is where it can make obscene amounts of money.
Those stakeholders are the industrial-scale farming conglomerates that are sponsored by vast chemical companies that care nothing for biodiversity, regenerative farming practices or producing real, healthy, organic food from healthy soils. Profit produced from extractive and intensive monoculture cropping and industrial-scale feedlots is their only goal.
Education, as in all things, is key. People have lost their connections with Nature, not just in the UK but all over the world. This, for me, is one of the main reasons why we are in this mess now. We are part of Nature, not above or separate from the rest of Nature, as most people think humans are. Charles Eisenstein writes about this copiously on his Substack https://charleseisenstein.substack.com/, in his numerous books and also on his own website https://charleseisenstein.org/
Have you heard of the UK Column https://www.ukcolumn.org/? One of their presenters, Charles Malet, is very educated about regenerative and organic farming methods. He has also been highlighting the plight of UK farmers for a while now. It may benefit you and other like-minded farmers you know of, who are also at risk in the UK, to contact Charles. UKC also has a Substack https://ukcolumn.substack.com/
Please don’t give up the fight for food security; we must all support each other even more in this most crucial struggle, no matter where we are the world.
In the ideological view of those in power (both this current government and, I suspect, the Treasury) the land should all belong to the State. Independent farmers are an anathema to these people.
It's exactly the same for almost all small businesses. The issues may be different, but the State treats you with suspicion and the Treasury assumes that the only reason people go self employed is to fiddle their tax so stunted and disfunctional is their thinking.
Best wishes. I hope you make it and thrive.
These same issues are active in Aotearoa. Thank you for articulating them so clearly, and best wishes for success.
Property development is state speak for destruction of the countryside.
Restacked. Good luck, Helen.
Wow Helen! Incredible writing especially considering the stresses and circumstances you’re living through. 🙏❤️
My heart is with you.