Small scale, independent, organic family gardens, with few animals on property looks like a much sustainable, ethical option to industrial agriculture that’s chemical dependent, unsustainable, and unethical
A Dissertation
Presented to
the Faculty of the Graduate School
at the University of Missouri–Columbia
____________________________________________
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy _____________________________________________
by
LEONID SHARASHKIN
Dr. Michael A. Gold, Dissertation Supervisor
“The Earth needs our help. Tenderness and a loving attitude give it strength. The Earth may be large, but it is most sensitive. And it feels the tender caress of even a single human hand. Oh, how it feels and anticipates this touch!
“There was a time in Russia when the Earth was deemed to belong to everyone and therefore nobody in particular. So people did not think of it as their own. Then changes came in Russia. They began giving out tiny private plots to people to go with their dachas.
“It was no coincidence at all that these plots were extremely small, too small to culti- vate with mechanised equipment. But Russians, yearning for contact with the Earth, took to them with joyous enthusiasm. They went to people both poor and rich. Because nothing can break Man’s connection with the Earth!
“After obtaining their little plots of land, people intuitively felt their worth. And mil- lions of pairs of human hands began touching the Earth with love. With their hands, you understand, not with mechanised tools, lots and lots of people touched the ground caress- ingly on these little plots. And the Earth felt this, it felt it very much. It felt the blessing touch of each individual hand upon it. And the Earth found new strength to carry on.”
— Vladimir Megré, The Ringing Cedars of Russia
THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FOOD GARDENING IN THE VLADIMIR REGION OF RUSSIA
Leonid Sharashkin
Dr. Michael A. Gold, Dissertation Supervisor ABSTRACT
Russia’s family gardens currently produce over half of the country’s agricultural output and represent a major sector of the country’s economy, involving two thirds of the popula- tion. Despite this prominence, household gardening has been viewed as a recent phenom- enon, an adjunct to the country’s industrial agriculture, or a temporary response to the hard- ships of Russia’s economic transition. However, this study of the current status of family agriculture, Russia’s agrarian history, and the results of a 2006 survey of 1,500 families in the Vladimir region, show that gardens not only perform a wide range of economic, social, and cultural functions, but also represent a highly sustainable practice embedded in the region’s — and the country’s — environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural context.
The survey offers detailed information on the economic, agricultural, social, and cul- tural dimensions of gardening in the Vladimir region, including respondents’ adherence to a wide range of agrarian values. Based on the results, family gardening can be seen as a highly sustainable, diversified, and culturally important practice, which needs to be given due consideration by scholars and policy-makers.
I highly recommend people to read this, because this relates to all of us. Going back to nature, aligning our existence with organic systems & cycles of earth, becoming self-sufficient are all vital, unavoidable steps we must take to be free again, and to restore paradise on earth again. Pls continue reading the rest of dissertation below: Spruce-Trees-with-Mountains-2.jpg 684×392 pixels
Presented to
the Faculty of the Graduate School
at the University of Missouri–Columbia
____________________________________________
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy _____________________________________________
by
LEONID SHARASHKIN
Dr. Michael A. Gold, Dissertation Supervisor
“The Earth needs our help. Tenderness and a loving attitude give it strength. The Earth may be large, but it is most sensitive. And it feels the tender caress of even a single human hand. Oh, how it feels and anticipates this touch!
“There was a time in Russia when the Earth was deemed to belong to everyone and therefore nobody in particular. So people did not think of it as their own. Then changes came in Russia. They began giving out tiny private plots to people to go with their dachas.
“It was no coincidence at all that these plots were extremely small, too small to culti- vate with mechanised equipment. But Russians, yearning for contact with the Earth, took to them with joyous enthusiasm. They went to people both poor and rich. Because nothing can break Man’s connection with the Earth!
“After obtaining their little plots of land, people intuitively felt their worth. And mil- lions of pairs of human hands began touching the Earth with love. With their hands, you understand, not with mechanised tools, lots and lots of people touched the ground caress- ingly on these little plots. And the Earth felt this, it felt it very much. It felt the blessing touch of each individual hand upon it. And the Earth found new strength to carry on.”
— Vladimir Megré, The Ringing Cedars of Russia
THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FOOD GARDENING IN THE VLADIMIR REGION OF RUSSIA
Leonid Sharashkin
Dr. Michael A. Gold, Dissertation Supervisor ABSTRACT
Russia’s family gardens currently produce over half of the country’s agricultural output and represent a major sector of the country’s economy, involving two thirds of the popula- tion. Despite this prominence, household gardening has been viewed as a recent phenom- enon, an adjunct to the country’s industrial agriculture, or a temporary response to the hard- ships of Russia’s economic transition. However, this study of the current status of family agriculture, Russia’s agrarian history, and the results of a 2006 survey of 1,500 families in the Vladimir region, show that gardens not only perform a wide range of economic, social, and cultural functions, but also represent a highly sustainable practice embedded in the region’s — and the country’s — environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural context.
The survey offers detailed information on the economic, agricultural, social, and cul- tural dimensions of gardening in the Vladimir region, including respondents’ adherence to a wide range of agrarian values. Based on the results, family gardening can be seen as a highly sustainable, diversified, and culturally important practice, which needs to be given due consideration by scholars and policy-makers.
I highly recommend people to read this, because this relates to all of us. Going back to nature, aligning our existence with organic systems & cycles of earth, becoming self-sufficient are all vital, unavoidable steps we must take to be free again, and to restore paradise on earth again. Pls continue reading the rest of dissertation below: Spruce-Trees-with-Mountains-2.jpg 684×392 pixels
This is extremely toxic ideology. To drill into people’s minds that they were born already guilty. This biblical verse even says humans are sinful since the time their mothers conceived them.
A doctrine written by British colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards. This shows an example of how they used to scare people into submission.
If it were not for God's restraints, there are, in the souls of wicked men, hellish principles reigning which, presently, would kindle and flame out into hellfire.
Simply because there are not visible means of death before them at any given moment, the wicked should not feel secure.
Simply because it is natural to care for oneself or to think that others may care for them, men should not think themselves safe from God's wrath.
All that wicked men may do to save themselves from Hell's pains shall afford them nothing if they continue to reject Christ.
God has never promised to save us from Hell, except for those contained in Christ through the covenant of Grace.
If it were not for God's restraints, there are, in the souls of wicked men, hellish principles reigning which, presently, would kindle and flame out into hellfire.
Simply because there are not visible means of death before them at any given moment, the wicked should not feel secure.
Simply because it is natural to care for oneself or to think that others may care for them, men should not think themselves safe from God's wrath.
All that wicked men may do to save themselves from Hell's pains shall afford them nothing if they continue to reject Christ.
God has never promised to save us from Hell, except for those contained in Christ through the covenant of Grace.
God may cast wicked men into hell at any given moment.
The wicked deserve to be cast into hell. Divine justice does not prevent God from destroying the Wicked at any moment.
The wicked, at this moment, suffer under God's condemnation to Hell.
The wicked, on earth—at this very moment—suffer a sample of the torments of Hell. The wicked must not think, simply because they are not physically in Hell, that God (in Whose hand the wicked now reside) is not—at this very moment—as angry with them as He is with those miserable creatures He is now tormenting in hell, and who—at this very moment—do feel and bear the fierceness of His wrath.
The wicked deserve to be cast into hell. Divine justice does not prevent God from destroying the Wicked at any moment.
The wicked, at this moment, suffer under God's condemnation to Hell.
The wicked, on earth—at this very moment—suffer a sample of the torments of Hell. The wicked must not think, simply because they are not physically in Hell, that God (in Whose hand the wicked now reside) is not—at this very moment—as angry with them as He is with those miserable creatures He is now tormenting in hell, and who—at this very moment—do feel and bear the fierceness of His wrath.
Wikipedia
Hell
religious or mythological place of (often eternal) suffering
“Sinners in the hands of an angry God” doctrine written by Christian theologian Jonathan Edward in 1730s Massachusetts. It was supposedly part of the general revival movement called the “Great awakening” They present this like back in 1700s Christianity was being reformed, but some researchers say that this was not the case. It wasn’t that the new movement in 1700s were challenging the older system of Christianity, but that Christianity became a state religion in Europe starting the 17th century. Meaning that our ancestors were not Christian for 1000 years, but actually became officially Christian sometime during the end of 1600s or beginning of 1700s, but this is still being investigated. In any case, check out what this Christian theologian says about people who were considered sinners. He compares them to loathsome bugs held over a fire and only allowed to live by mercy of god. This is absolutely sickening!
THE OLD WAYS
“Sinners in the hands of an angry God” doctrine written by Christian theologian Jonathan Edward in 1730s Massachusetts. It was supposedly part of the general revival movement called the “Great awakening” They present this like back in 1700s Christianity was…
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741)
They keep telling us our ancestors were primitive, uncivilized, and today we are so advanced and civilized. Ok, compare an average person from about 500 years ago to an average person from our modern world. People back then were self-sufficient, and the further back we go to the pagan era, to the time before monotheism, the more self-reliant people appear.
Today we have technology, but the more technology grows, the more humanity lacks in self-sustainability. The more sophisticated machines they create for us, the less we rely on ourselves. We become dependent on state/government, and their technology... We forgot how to do almost everything for ourselves. They’re starting to put out first generations of virtual personal assistance such as “Alexa.” I think this cripples/disables us, it disarms us. Self-sufficiency is our weapon against slavery, it is the key to freedom....
Your ancestors were primitive and ignorant they say, and today you are civilized and advanced they say. Today we have electricity, but if you ask people, probably 80% of humans don’t even know how electricity works. We drive our cars, but majority of us don’t know how they work, how to build one, or fix it if it breaks. We live in our homes and pay high mortgages, but most don’t know how to build a home. We wear cloths, but we don’t even know how the fabric is made. We buy our breads from stores ready-made, but we don’t know how to plant & process wheat, and make bread. Do you see the point I’m trying to make? The things they tell us are all upside down, backwards.
Who benefits from industrial revolution? Thx to industrial revolution, today we exploit & destroy our planet, pollute our waters, soil and skies. The animals are treated in the most horrific way. Human population is rapidly growing, and destroying everything in its path just like parasites. Everything is driven by greed. Everything good & pure was turned into a business. The advances in healthcare system that they glorify so much, and attribute to industrial revolution are also an illusion. Healthcare system should be called sick care system.
I look at our ancestors, and I’m amazed at how much they knew, at all the things they could do with their own hands. We are taught that modern people are better off, because we have education. I won’t even start with the problems of modern educational system. That’s a topic for another time, but I’ll say that our ancestors had their own education. Pagan ethnic nations took child raising very seriously. They understood that the younger generations are their future. They put great care into raising their young, with proper guidance, positive influence & education. They taught their young how to create, build, make art from an early age. Special systems were in place for the upbringing of children like traditions, customs, rites, etc..
Today we have technology, but the more technology grows, the more humanity lacks in self-sustainability. The more sophisticated machines they create for us, the less we rely on ourselves. We become dependent on state/government, and their technology... We forgot how to do almost everything for ourselves. They’re starting to put out first generations of virtual personal assistance such as “Alexa.” I think this cripples/disables us, it disarms us. Self-sufficiency is our weapon against slavery, it is the key to freedom....
Your ancestors were primitive and ignorant they say, and today you are civilized and advanced they say. Today we have electricity, but if you ask people, probably 80% of humans don’t even know how electricity works. We drive our cars, but majority of us don’t know how they work, how to build one, or fix it if it breaks. We live in our homes and pay high mortgages, but most don’t know how to build a home. We wear cloths, but we don’t even know how the fabric is made. We buy our breads from stores ready-made, but we don’t know how to plant & process wheat, and make bread. Do you see the point I’m trying to make? The things they tell us are all upside down, backwards.
Who benefits from industrial revolution? Thx to industrial revolution, today we exploit & destroy our planet, pollute our waters, soil and skies. The animals are treated in the most horrific way. Human population is rapidly growing, and destroying everything in its path just like parasites. Everything is driven by greed. Everything good & pure was turned into a business. The advances in healthcare system that they glorify so much, and attribute to industrial revolution are also an illusion. Healthcare system should be called sick care system.
I look at our ancestors, and I’m amazed at how much they knew, at all the things they could do with their own hands. We are taught that modern people are better off, because we have education. I won’t even start with the problems of modern educational system. That’s a topic for another time, but I’ll say that our ancestors had their own education. Pagan ethnic nations took child raising very seriously. They understood that the younger generations are their future. They put great care into raising their young, with proper guidance, positive influence & education. They taught their young how to create, build, make art from an early age. Special systems were in place for the upbringing of children like traditions, customs, rites, etc..