I’ve been rereading The Nature of the American System by RJ Rushdoony. The basic premise of the first chapter is that America was established as a Protestant Feudal Restoration, a culture built on localism. What I found interesting was that Rushdoony points to the change to the “winner takes all” approach to the electoral college [...]
Archive for December, 2009
31 Dec
Feminism and the Industrial Revolution
Its common for conservatives to imagine that the feminism came along because a bunch of God haters set out to destroy the Christian order. I believe that was true of those who promoted and financed the movement, but I also believe that the industrial revolution made it possible to convince rank and file females to [...]
29 Dec
Agrarian Resistance
One thing that is amazing to me, is that our slavery to the Banker-Industrialist class is one of voluntary slavery (at least at present). We are, to a large extent, able to walk away with our freedom and choose a different path. I say “to a large extent” because the reality is that many are [...]
21 Dec
Wendell’s Wisdom
Wendell Berry is one of my most favorite writers and thinkers alive today. His book The Unsettling of America had a large part to do with my conversion to organic farming from conventional. I always enjoy reading Berry, and while he may be a bit of a theological liberal at times, I believe that all [...]
15 Dec
Industrialist, Environmentalist or Agrarian?
It should often be noted that Agrarianism does not view the Created order as does Modern Industrialism. Industrialism sees value in Creation only as raw material to be harvested and given a monetary price by the market. The vast handiwork of God’s Creation is thus reduced to its mining potential for monetary profit. This shortsighted [...]
14 Dec
Agrarianism Reborn and the Question of Property and Rent
I recently came across this article by Allan Carlson called Agrarianism Reborn: On the Curious Return of the Small Family Farm. It is a very interesting read, Carlson begins with simple observation. The farming future may not lie with the consolidators, speculators, and agribusinesses. Rather, it may lie with the resurrection of a family-centered agriculture. [...]
9 Dec
Early Morning Thoughts on the Agrarian Life
There are many reasons why Agriculture is such a enjoyable calling and occupation. One of these reasons is variety, what some would call the spice of life. Yes, the farming life is very spicy. There are few occupations that require such a broad list of skills as the farmer. The list is so expansive that [...]
4 Dec
“It’s like the cobbler with no shoes”
By packaging tax incentives for organic farmers with aggressive promotion of locally grown food, Marqusee is trying to use family farming as an economic engine for shuttered stores on Main Street and shriveled rural school districts. “If you cannot make an economy based on the richest land in the world,” he said, “then you’re never [...]
3 Dec
Random Notes in Early December…
Down on the Farm Winter chores have begun, so we are a lot busier than we were a month ago but not as busy as we will be when the heifers all have to be brought in. The older heifers are all still living outdoors full-time, but that will soon change as well. The milk [...]
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