One dictionary definition of 'art' is 'skill', so presumably art here on the eco organic micro-holding (small smallholding) in the UK midlands is a mix of some skills and 'feeling' - the feeling, for instance, that it's good to work 'with nature', rather than agin it.
Its 'soil nutrients replenishment ' time on the micro holding currently, putting on compost and ash, plus planting some early potatoes under plastic and starting to get the onion sets (small 'baby' onions), in. The relatively mild winter here has resulted in early grass growth as well as early delicious purple sprouting. Wood for the woodstove is now in more limited supply, but should last out - just.
Cutting costs has been part of a 'counter strategy here to combat a culture that seems at times to be 'monetarially demanding', with some success on the insurance costs front. 'Good value for money' and good customer recognition can seem at times to be 'yesterday's fare', but might there, in the longer-term, be yet something to be said for it - putting, for instance, less pressure on making high short-term profits, but then reaping longer-term advantage - ? The 'Zen' approach may be relevant for some and has the advantage of being relatively 'down to earth' whilst at the same time offering the potential for personal spirituality.
