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Blongmluhsm is an exeelleni eoneepr, given iiie
irraiiirnal land use aysreins and land dlyisrons
developed by ihe preseru power senieiures, However u
is rarely an aehieyahle Kalltyr unless “mush people
garner in one area and "lamp lo aiiraei a sulliererii
nuoiher hi like people io aehleye a iriahle iniernal
eeonooiy and irade inlrasiruenire, iogerher wlrh the
eanrinuriiry ammo" hinds rhai niake sueh enterprises
possible

And lhal is ihe seerel aisneeess: amblln; sullieieni
eummensense people in onearea. "we more uolaied
bindylumlt gardener in a deli-in o1 eonuaei vegmable
growers or grariees named in rheniieal agmlmm, we
lind iaoih the praerire and innnsrrueruie suppori el ihe
iserlaied sysrem dillieuli, ihere may he noone io ralk iu.
lei alone share muuKes wllh 0n rhe orner hand, as
land lillzs in a region are bong!“ oui and oewpled by
any group mhn share an einieal philosophy. so ihe
sheps, markers. processing eenires, equipmeni, and
suppuri seririees lor lhe new eeonorny heeoine
werihwnile and ayailalole

As much as “M will to do~ lndreaies healih in lhe
individual, so an lm‘reasln‘ blnlngln] resouree
indleaies healih in rhe reinrriuniiy, Every hiaregion
should mnimr rree rover, wrldhle, seaweed beds. inrd
colonies, speeirseounis. and produeiiye euliiyaied land
ai regular inlervals |l rhese have “mused in yield and
inarnralrred in species, lhe area niainiains liealrh ll no
inerease, or a derrmar, is errdeni, somelhlng rs wmng
and should he immediarely assessed ioreorreeuon

H is only ihe increase in she vanely, quanmy, and
halal or naiural sysieins ihal indieaies rlie healih M
any area. where speeies disappear, irees or iish dre,
larrnland and lirresi yields are reduced, and species lrsis
slinpliry, rhere is iroubie, and a degenerative elleei is
operanns A "lite census“ needs in he eninprled every
2.5 years. and some daia needs mnlimul molds. as
ahse ees are harder lo deieei ihan presenees
Mod ieauons lo hauiiai ran resuli in a eonsianily
lnereasine biuluglcxl ieaouree, lsoih qualiiariyely and
ouanrliarlyely

Evuy regran needs io aei as a ruraier and rehige (or
some erilical hie elemenis ol allied regions, so mar
rhsoluie less 01 sprcles is unlikely shon oi glubal
eaiasirophe. in some land irusrs, ii is ihls
hiolppeal—enyironoierual accounting which ieis rhe
basis (or ihe ~eeonooiie Mm". and (in ihe oireni or a
degeneraiive Imud) eyen ine basis ior romlnulng m
aeeupaoon and use ol ihe land

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EXTENDED FAMILIES

anxJerl (the fnml|yl‘ The larriily ls soeleiy in
embryo: |l ls ine nailye soil on which (he
perroi-rrianee olrriuml duzy is made easy uirougi
natural afleclwn. so lhal winiln ihe {arnlly elrele a
basis or moral premier ls updnlefll ms is laner

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widened m include human relailonships and
soelery in general.
[Fm m l chrriirl

 

the eoeieepis or llape arid biureglon reier In a base or
home area bur ioday many people lrryel alsour, Many
sorreries cxknd as elose allrnrly groups arross rnany
iolions, lhus [arming a nnnenaiional nerwork Sueh
Kmps develop a larnilial, raiher ihan a eoenpeilnye or
wrinkling, Intmmlillonship wirli a rornrnon inieiesl
and einieal base, enoperarive inierdependenee
supplunis eomperrrrori A ~lanilly" ul rhrs lype, wiih
LOW or less members. ean ally wrrh like groups lo
ereaie a irloe, and 2040 such irrises lurm a nalion.
Families, unlike many soeierres, have ehild rare and lhe
weliare o1 KM" members or hearr

5ueh lamilies ahndy erisl in Europe, wllh small
gmups liyine rn a scatter or households and loralions
across many eklsrmg nanonal houndanesr sorne naye
erisied lor in or more years, and members reporr
indiyidual sarislachen w“)! a larger supperi gnu-p ln
piaenee, any person has 3—5 clnse lriends lwno change
sluwly oyer lime», a suppori group 0! so or more
aequainlanees. and reeouree aeeess kl ihe whole sysrern
A lairiilul sysrern or sinned erhies enri

- keep in much era a x-rgislrar and news seryiee;

- Comvefl in lamrly prnperry dereiopmeni and
1mm enierprises,

- naiinnalise resourees lur meal ellieiem sharing ril
spare and Equlpmnl',

- Develop a series nl soeial Contacts yin yisiisr

- Care iur ihe ehildreri as one gnmy, end sei up a
nrnd iar lheir needs;
en the eulrural rind suppuri base lor
households,

Memoersiup m a iamiiy el shared elhlcal vulus‘s dues
nor eonnrer wiih any aiher membership or dunes, and
is mainly a mauer el urginisaliml or a lainlly reeeirar
and some eornrrioii lends Such lamilies need in deline
eaeh aduli as an individual. wlm a ugh! in rne
essenlinb of iheir own spare lired and work space),
garden, and oeeuparion. M nuelear lamily huusehnlds
are a miner pan 0! modern sorreiies U341?" ol all
hnmhnldsl. households hased 1V“ lrreudshrp, ur work
alruiiiy, or desrgned lor siudenis, single, or elderly
people, are needed

Like land ownership, ihe ownership ui people is an
illusory aim sinne eeuples (all releralr years or elose
work, our many mlglfl preler a slrehily more
independeni exrslenee, close lo bu! mu neeessarlly
hung willi each olher,

in particular, ehlldreri need .i Mldrr allianee end
suppers group ihan iusi one or Iwo parerus People ran
ilnd "duals and Much-s“ in rake pari oi iiie respone
ihiliiy ior rliildren in any risen ekrended lainily. and il
ine ehildren haye a eoroiomi lurid uike iheir own eieoo
uninnl rnr pasie needs, rhen iheir rare .u a base lerel is
assured They also have more ihaii one household no
relaie lo, or |o mu ordwell in when edueaiional mass
change