need lo map and aenvely seek land, and should mile a
small seryleerbarpe iorieeasbabon oileases,

We These sin. lamllles wllh some
eapnal io mm. aa shares. with annual membership
lslianaun be sold), A yarn. is piireliaaed by ilie dubor
may on a publie aeeese rouie l2 boars iron. me my
mympenyhdmgltdbyrkdnbmsodflymme
rlre linemen o: members, wneuier lor garden, rnarn
mp, melwoodr fishing, renearion. camping eominere
ial giwiaim or all ul muse, Depending on the aims and
aliare upibal, pwple ean lease small am, or appolni a
null-gen Rirh club. develop mmel—siyle aeeoinmo
danon and recrearional rislieries WMke‘r-based dubs
usually develop priyaie plois will. overniglri
lunvaneflykl aeeominodarion lor weekends. A
managemenr eornmlrree plans lor ilre wlrole are.
(aoeees, waier, rem, rel-s, etc) and can be seleaed by
meelub.

Many siren elubs exrs. in Europe, and some in
Ausmlaa; ioey oliee mulnple use oi one lo. or land by
many people. Membership sum dubs all be made
saleable or b-ansierable, and may increase in value over
lime,

 

Mum A lml gmup .lf .no or more iamiires
lorms a my [arm “minim, arid myiias loeal, sure, rir
lederal aurliorrries ma ioeir loral represeniariyesi iii
allo. born Hm lrn ipieleraoly wlrli a building) in n
my lai-in Sueli miniaoons aro .i-resisrable .o more whn
liold nlilcv oy yinue oi loeal guudwlll or vols

oi. thnand, ine lolluwlng a vlhcsal: pnirnomd-

. Demoiuiranon guide

- Garden alloimeriis iwlrerespare permusl,

. Domasrrr animals .rabbir, plgmn, poulrry. shrcpv
goels, cows, liorsesl lepi and used as dmnonsiranon
and oieedine shock.

. krydlng renne loreeurpmenl building marerials
iinepmeproduelng

e Tool ieriml and m;

- cleaning nperalions;

- Planhunseryy

. Seminars, demonsii-anons. naming plugrdmmes,
zducilianal onlreaeni and

. Seed, book,plani, and general reiall sales.

in New York alone, rlie ~open Spare lexllun“
ooiiaiis um paioels oi land arone or omer iorrn rii eiry
Inna. The Federanon at City Firms in line UK numbers
some to arrive larins, and many moie gnups 'fll’mlng
al any one dine.

Themlials oi a suemssiul eiiy lam rs ilial il lasin
anarea olieal need (pom nnebbournoodsl,lliai i. has a
large Inn] iiiemberslup, and um i. olleis a wide range
oi ion-l urvlm to me area Many eiry larms beeorne
unally or mainly sell-supporong liom sales oi goods or
seryrees, plus modes. membershap rees he one
eisenbal is a long-lair. legafly binding lease Coali-
lions ol sueli larrns represeni a large lobby or nose
grnnp ln soeiery. and are inerelore pollirrally
ispmable:

 

 

548

been dry lann lias a xnlzfl mmmeernenr ymlp, and
mu luye numerous volunleeis,ora lzwpud siall

W' A Mi“ 0" "It Above.
which an be operaoed by a my (arm gully mm are
several ways lo use eiiios as lamlsimally German
mm .arry all an aeriye rily lmvslry flung roads an:
on men/ti. me m1. of (on! my ineome is llius
derived hum my lore-s. produeis

Surplus my garden or load produe. ls eolleeied,
soned. packagcd, and reiailed Some gmupi eolleei,
gnaa, and sell dons or nur riop, and many provide
young Ira: kl glldzllm on eoniraei lor laier pmducl
all die noes, Others range ineep, duck, or m noelm
lor iiieorpes. eonnol. Allseemionialrea verygwd
ineome by irea n3 rire my as a speeialisi (arm. A
processing, slieanng, w |Ik£ iaeiliry may be needed by
ebe ginup.

Nonpmni gmps olien rolled unwamed load iron.
mdlildi, ranneries, eie. and disirlbiiie lbem k0 are
poor, or sell or a small prom io lreep mulling rose
down Tins is known as a ”ginning" sysiern; many
arousandr ol |olls ol unwanied lood is so redo-mound
in in. use. ciyeis .alre a lax reduerion on irilr in a
gllanlng our. (any churdl or publir irusri

Emmi-k Al’l'udurer—(unbuma droperaliyei nese
are appnspnae |o hlghflK or renial aeeornmudniion in
an urban awn me 20—5.: lei-nines link w are or more
larrns .n «no neoroy roun.ryside Allhuugh ibey- ean
purrbase and manage a propeny. .riey usually (one R)
an arrangemeni wrin an already eslabiisned marker
gildenere Quarrerly meellllgs are Mid oeran boil.
parries .o workmfl wliai prmdlms can be mickzd direcl
[mm lhc iorm in ilie larnilres. n in. use (he piodue. and
an relarl airy surplus in (“th

ne larmer admsis produfllon lo siii. larnily needs,
and as IN! "|le.k" ynws, .lie sysiem an also acmmmly-
dale nolidays on uie larm, edurarional workshops, and
eiry help on line lanai ai puk walk periods iplanong
and harvzsflllg)

nuislnlqy enables us in burld eompeer uroan areas
wlirle ruilnlns iarmlands mm are uneluiiered by
senlemenr. The allernarrve ias in Anslraliai the USA,
and .nereasrngly .n Europel is {or eilies ro become
spmwllng irionslioeines ol suburbs rbai iedure wliole
pmdndmn areas io lawns and ioiary clulheslllma, and
ioresrs and iiees so dwpsncks and newspapers. will]:
overexiendme pnblK uiilies and erealine rusolrable
.ranspon and wasle pmhlmls

lire sysiem is bear developed .n Japan, alrnoiagli
seanered examples opeiare elsewhere lor produeis u
diverse as lisli and game, wnear and oiewnod. benebis
are numemus‘

- Producers have an assured marlei er a muiually
agreed pi-iee seia year ahead.

i Consumers ean rednre soars or below wholesale oy
asslslillg wilh liaiyasr

- Townspeople ean aeeoss lariri laeiliires, lhls is
valuable edueadon loi eluldien

. niesyrrern is (unvlvlil. in (ac. i.s main aims are io