I was thinking last evening about what it might mean for me in a practical way to put the eco back in economics and this lead me to read a little about where the word economics was derived . I already mentioned that it comes from the greek word meaning house or home and used to mean management of a household . Some of the earliest households unless you were of royal blood were actually farms and ancient economies were based on subsistence farming. This means you grow enough food to feed your family and pay your taxes or dues. My husband and I have been talking about buying some land so that we could have a small organic farm that would be self sustaining. I was looking at the different types of subsistence farming and decided my favorite was agro pastoralism which has a farm home base and also a mobile component for the animals and their pastures. Maybe I just liked the name or maybe I am just nomadic by nature. I have always thought it would be very cool to make and live in a yurt but with all the wool required I think I will have to get me a farm first. I have been meaning to share some of my recent photographs of my encounters with farm animals so this seems like a great time to do so. Enjoy and have a great saturday . I am off to the organic farmers market to support the local eco-nomy.
Kind of strange how those sheep were all lined up on that hill. The next photographs are of a fixer upper farm I saw in Quebec when driving up to my sister's cottage. Definitely a pastoral scene happening there.
Hi Margie, that is indeed funny. Yes there seems to be some invisible line between us :o) or an eco-thinking is in the air... A farm would be great! Do you know the apiferafarm of artist Katherine Dunn? apiferafarm.blogspot.com
Posted by: Friederike! & Sandra | July 26, 2008 at 08:25 AM
I love the photographs of the wheat field! So beautiful!
Posted by: Rachel | July 26, 2008 at 04:47 PM
i would love to come visit you on the farm one day. i would love to see your sheep line up like that! it's probably very strategic actually.. by the way, the colour of the wheat field might just be my favourite colour!
Posted by: rebekah | July 26, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Beautiful shots! I was just reading an article in Time magazine last night about urban farming, and it's amazing how many vegetables can be produced on just an acre in an urban setting. That would definitely put the eco back in economics!
Posted by: Patricia | July 27, 2008 at 08:32 PM
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES MARGIE!
When I was living in Cuba in the 90' the island started this program about planting vegetables wherever there was a little piece of land or if you were in the city you could create a little vegetable garden in your balcony. We were going through a terrible crisis in the economy and there was no food to eat. This program worked great, it showed people how little we do in order to provide ourselves with natural food using the very basic elements that nature gives us like soil and water. I got to have my own a little tomato plant and I felt so proud! Now I also dream of having my own little piece of land for planting everything!
One day we could start a cooperative!
Ya!!!!
Elsita :)
Posted by: Elsita :) | July 28, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Comparto el sueño de vivir en el campo con una economía de subsistencia... y aunque me gustan las ovejas, mi gran deseo es criar y cuidar abejas... en casa tengo unos pocos metros de tierra en donde cultivo hortalizas y la poca presencia de abejar me tiene preocupada... cada vez que aparece alguna es una fiesta... y mariposas! mucho menos visitas!!!!
Posted by: Alice Sailer | May 17, 2011 at 10:17 PM