Colder weather finally arrived mid-October on the organic eco micro-holding (small smallholding) here in the UK midlands, after the swallows departed later than usual. The later growing season has still proved to be quite productive, and the potatoes crop, for instance, has been quite good. Busy times on the eco micro-holding with a variety of jobs to do before winter sets in.
Independent life might produce a little less in the way of material gain, but the freedoms involved generally make life worth living, although the 'biggist' culture could well threaten such a 'freerange' way of life---? The work culture these days seems to be more of a 'control culture' getting people to work via 'external prompting' rather than 'internal motivation' work prompts, which again, could well not particularly suit those of the 'freerange' bent. One small rural UK farm workforce demonstrated, though, how well the 'internal work prompting' motivation route can work, providing various attributes to the workplace, provided the initial input into the workforce had been invested.
Maybe, though, the modern 'rush for profits' inhibits such longer-term people investment, with money having become a too-consuming focus----?
