Tag : Freedom

Adventures in self-sufficiency: growth through generosity

The next in my series on self-sufficient living looks at the importance of generosity to economic growth

When my family built up our smallholding, we needed to work hard, but equally relied on the generosity of friends and neighbours

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My favourite illustrations #3: Jean de Bosschere’s Contes Drolatiques

The Belgian was also an author and illustrated many of his own works

Bosschere's illustrations for Balzac's short stories sparked my interest in pictorial storytelling

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Why we need to reconnect with the land

Many in the countryside feel that urban dwellers do not understand their way of life

I believe that some kind of connection with the land is imperative for a healthy society

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