This being in so many ways an antidote to the methodical ways of todays corporate machine - the so called 'NeoLiberal Agenda.'<\/p>\n
'NeoLiberalism' isolates the poor and it invisiblizes them and so they drop of the bottom and they then turn into a problem for society to deal with, and instead of being an integral part of a cohesive and supportive community they become the rejects of society.<\/p>\n
And they are growing in number …<\/p>\n
This intriguing and provoking interview covers a very broad subject range:<\/p>\n
People = peasants, producing food, on the land for the betterment of their community. Healthy food, from healthy land, produces healthy 'aware' peasants. Ross sees the relationship of food, land and society and how we relate to each other as community, as the 3 main 'interdependent' components that can tie us with a common thread.<\/p>\n
Based on finding solutions of how individuals understand what it is to be an 'aware' peasant wanting to work in alignment with nature, while cohabiting in a world of todays fast moving mechanical, chemical, technical, corporatized monolith.<\/p>\n
Covering the premise that the world is in great trouble and that we the people are the cause both unconsciously and consciously. This is resulting in the greatest threat to wellbeing and freedom everywhere that can now be laid at the door of 'corporate ambition' and its addiction to unbridled growth and expansion, within the context of our straining biosphere.<\/p>\n
However, the greatest threat to this 'corporate ambition' is a well informed public! The challenge yet again is for the 4th estate, our media, to give us the information, truth and wherewithal to make informed decisions so as to act. Fortunately alternative media via the web is growing to fill this void.<\/p>\n
Ranging over how we in NZ were 'Programmed' by Treasury Rogernomics the Hijacked 4th Labour Govt.<\/p>\n
We were told that there was going to be a:<\/p>\n
And middle working NZ have never recovered from this, especially that NZer's who think they own their own house, are in reality just tenants for the Bank.<\/p>\n
Positives
The plusses of living as an 'aware' peasant translate to:<\/p>\n
Overseas
Urban Farming in the USA, do a web search for growing your own food.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.ripenear.me<\/a> An excellent Australian site to plug you into community. There's a term in Europe called peasantisation, where farmers are going back to simple localised growing and selling and farming as an artist or artisanal farmer.<\/p>\n The Lost Gardens of Heligan www.heligan.com<\/a> http:\/\/www.joelsalatin.com.au<\/a> World best farmer … incredible production per acre.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.viacampesina.org<\/a> La Via Campesina : International Peasant Movement<\/p>\n Translates to: The road of the Peasant, is in over 20 countries, with a membership of over 200 million families.<\/p>\n Challenges for Peasants. Search Shock Doctrine by Naomi Cline on South America and the gripping story of how America's “free market” policies have come to dominate the world.<\/p>\n See Bryan Bruces latest brilliant and insightful TV3 documentary: Locally Rosss question? Organic gardening and mediation and what else?<\/p>\n Getting organised and doing it is the key.
http:\/\/www.ooooby.org<\/a> Very good initiative here in Auckland.<\/p>\n
The world-renowned restored productive gardens and pleasure grounds. The pioneering Wildlife Project offers visitors the chance to immerse themselves in how the estates of old were organized.<\/p>\n
The land grab of Africa, where the Europeans and corporations are buying up much of Africa including Goldman Sachs, the UN is in there too 'and on the wrong side of the average African' plus, China taking-over this vast continent!<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/entertainment\/tv\/9074283\/Mind-the-Gap-Why-most-of-us-are-poor<\/a><\/p>\n
Ross's YouTube evenings in West Auckland cover subject matter such as Fracking, Smart metros, cancer, water, and corporate water etc with a discussion afterwards.
** Email sunnyvalefilms@gmail.com<\/p>\n
What is it that we can do, that will make the world become better?<\/p>\n
Being a micro high tech peasant is another component too.<\/p>\n