11.07.2005
Agrarian Criticisms
In reading the various criticisms of agrarianism, it seems the thrusts of these arguments seems to be along the lines of "there's nothing inherently righteous about farming." Well, my first question is: who said you have to be a farmer by vocation to be agrarian?
Not that I am any kind of spokesman for agrarianism, but my vision of what agrarianism is, as an ideal, encompasses much more than just vocation.
Hopefully I can explain this a little more in the future, although there are more abler writers than myself who have already done so.
In reading the various criticisms of agrarianism, it seems the thrusts of these arguments seems to be along the lines of "there's nothing inherently righteous about farming." Well, my first question is: who said you have to be a farmer by vocation to be agrarian?
Not that I am any kind of spokesman for agrarianism, but my vision of what agrarianism is, as an ideal, encompasses much more than just vocation.
Hopefully I can explain this a little more in the future, although there are more abler writers than myself who have already done so.
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Maybe there isn't anything inherently righteous in farming, but there is much sanctification in having real work to do!
Lyn from http://homeschoolblogger.com/lynan/ (I'm a member of St. Peter...)
Lyn from http://homeschoolblogger.com/lynan/ (I'm a member of St. Peter...)
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: 11/08/2005 11:34:00 AM
: 11/08/2005 11:34:00 AM
Amen to that! I like the quote from Wendell Berry (I think) "The only thing I know how to make is money." That pretty much describes all the cube-dwellers who don't know how to produce anything but reports (including me).
The person who has a small backyard garden can be more agrarian than a 1000 acre farmer that's sucked into the industrial model. Years ago, the towns people had large gardens and even some animals right in town while tending their shops and stores helping supply the agrarian communities. I caught the tail end of this era. Now society doesn't want you to do anything that would hamper your spending habits. They want everyone totally dependant on them.Just read Wendell Berry last evening where he stated the modern world wants disfunctional families because they don't do anything for themselves, they figure they're much more valuable to the economy than someone who'd tend a garden and not shop till they drop.In other words, they don't want Christian Agrarian Families. Remembering the towns people of years ago is a beautiful memory and should give me reasons to post again about it in the future.
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