I'm also struggling to understand how our current economic model interacts with things which I believe have intrinsic value beyond profit: lives, animals, sustainability and regeneration. I like how you bring in the indigenous prospective; the varied relationships that existed before European colonialism, commodification, and exploitation have stories to tell. I hope to find them one day.
I'm reading The History of the World in Seven Cheap Things by Raj Patel to better understand the relationship of capitalism and... well everything else.
Agreed on the elitism. And had to laugh at your tomato issue. I experienced the same getting sucked into Cosmic purple carrots until I wised up to the benefits of a blocky orange root in our clay soil.
"How can we responsibly become a part of the story we haven’t read?"
Trying to read a land, then a history, then a culture, and then find you're place with all 3 is a sisyphean task. Only if you do it alone.
Yeah, that checks out. And I'll be getting to that community piece one of these days...
Ben,
I'm also struggling to understand how our current economic model interacts with things which I believe have intrinsic value beyond profit: lives, animals, sustainability and regeneration. I like how you bring in the indigenous prospective; the varied relationships that existed before European colonialism, commodification, and exploitation have stories to tell. I hope to find them one day.
I'm reading The History of the World in Seven Cheap Things by Raj Patel to better understand the relationship of capitalism and... well everything else.
Stay well and keep writing.
Hey Gray,
I'm always up for a book recommendation. I may even have the time to read by Christmastime or so... hope all is well with you.
I'll definitely keep writing... the list of things to work out in words grows and grows.
B
Agreed on the elitism. And had to laugh at your tomato issue. I experienced the same getting sucked into Cosmic purple carrots until I wised up to the benefits of a blocky orange root in our clay soil.
I'm very happy to outsource my carrot needs with the soil we've got.