Great article and nice food photos! I wonder if EU agricultural policy would consider supporting small scale subsistence faming as a way to remove the competitive/financial element and focus entirely on what's good for people and the planet. I know there are some neopeasant farmers across (at least in France) who are trying to farm in a subsistence, but of course struggling. And yeah, maybe that's just a dream, too.
As someone who comes from a country with subsistence farmers (where they grow just enough to feed themselves), I'm not convinced that's the solution. There are many farmers who are producing good food in a green way on small- to medium-sized land and also turning a profit (a visit to Slow Food's Terra Madre event is usually a good place to find them) so I don't see how we cannot support a happy medium.
Great article and nice food photos! I wonder if EU agricultural policy would consider supporting small scale subsistence faming as a way to remove the competitive/financial element and focus entirely on what's good for people and the planet. I know there are some neopeasant farmers across (at least in France) who are trying to farm in a subsistence, but of course struggling. And yeah, maybe that's just a dream, too.
As someone who comes from a country with subsistence farmers (where they grow just enough to feed themselves), I'm not convinced that's the solution. There are many farmers who are producing good food in a green way on small- to medium-sized land and also turning a profit (a visit to Slow Food's Terra Madre event is usually a good place to find them) so I don't see how we cannot support a happy medium.