Yup that’s really happening. I am generalizing here but, this is how I see it at 45 from the viewpoint of a geoscientist gardener handyman merchant raised by a soil scientist / CWA advocate, and the son of a mother who would have probably been a farmer, but the family farm was sold by her parents to the town so a regional high school could be built there (Oak Hill, Wales, Maine). It was all about it being on the main road, the glaciomarine delta loamy sand soils being just right for athletic fields, and of course the post WW2 timing.
The fight started small and niche with the hippie (my parents) generation. Factory farms were built to supply cities and war. As it was rebuilt, the scientific and old world knowledge basis for it was curated in libraries and brains.
It’s the responsibility of people 30 to 50 to carry it and inject money and inject knowledge to grow it at 10 times the rate it originally started at. Grandparents watch, help, and teach the kids, stand by us when we hold the tip of the spear, show us how to best say it to.
What a thoughtful perspective! It’s incredible how generations can play interconnected roles in building a better future. Your story highlights how deeply rooted our connection to the land is and the importance of carrying forward knowledge and passion for sustainable growth. Each generation has a role—passing on wisdom, injecting innovation, and taking bold action to reshape our systems. Together, with intention and effort, we can build something meaningful that honors the past while transforming the future. 🌱
Many more family farms will have opportunities to go this direction in the coming years. New Schools will be rare! But permaculture preserves with edible landscapes, hiking areas, botanical gardens, disc golf courses, cross country skiing and other similar avenues will be made possible thru collaborations with the municipal, county, non profits, endowments, universities, colleges, federal and state programs. History always repeats itself.
Yup that’s really happening. I am generalizing here but, this is how I see it at 45 from the viewpoint of a geoscientist gardener handyman merchant raised by a soil scientist / CWA advocate, and the son of a mother who would have probably been a farmer, but the family farm was sold by her parents to the town so a regional high school could be built there (Oak Hill, Wales, Maine). It was all about it being on the main road, the glaciomarine delta loamy sand soils being just right for athletic fields, and of course the post WW2 timing.
The fight started small and niche with the hippie (my parents) generation. Factory farms were built to supply cities and war. As it was rebuilt, the scientific and old world knowledge basis for it was curated in libraries and brains.
It’s the responsibility of people 30 to 50 to carry it and inject money and inject knowledge to grow it at 10 times the rate it originally started at. Grandparents watch, help, and teach the kids, stand by us when we hold the tip of the spear, show us how to best say it to.
What a thoughtful perspective! It’s incredible how generations can play interconnected roles in building a better future. Your story highlights how deeply rooted our connection to the land is and the importance of carrying forward knowledge and passion for sustainable growth. Each generation has a role—passing on wisdom, injecting innovation, and taking bold action to reshape our systems. Together, with intention and effort, we can build something meaningful that honors the past while transforming the future. 🌱
Many more family farms will have opportunities to go this direction in the coming years. New Schools will be rare! But permaculture preserves with edible landscapes, hiking areas, botanical gardens, disc golf courses, cross country skiing and other similar avenues will be made possible thru collaborations with the municipal, county, non profits, endowments, universities, colleges, federal and state programs. History always repeats itself.