People or Land: What do we need most?

A group of community builder has recently been engaged in a dialogue about whether people or land come first for building resilient communities. They started with just a concept, found that there are people with land to share, then started finding people who want to live on land in a resilient community. Many  communities are all looking for the right people.

The central question is ultimately, “Can we live together?” I have a very powerful impression that there is a critical need for a lot more people willing to learn, grow, and heal into community living. We don’t seem to be very good at that – YET! Seems we have forgotten our interdependence on each other and all life. But our heart’s dream yearns and pulls us back together again and again. We need each other.

I was curious so I did this Google Search and found some interesting results. AI or SEO may give you a different set of results. Tell me what you find that is interesting. Let’s talk. From one of the more interesting results I will share a quote …

Evolution of a Thinking Community

Leopold recognized that his dream of a widely accepted and implemented set of values based on caring – for people, for land, and for all the connections between them – would have to “evolve… in the minds of a thinking community.”

We are all part of that thinking community. To shape a land ethic for the 21st century and beyond, we must engage in thoughtful dialogue with each other, inviting a diversity of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Together, we can form a land ethic that will live on to guide future generations. ~ Source : Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic 

This was also a fascinating read: The emerging solidarity economy: A primer on community ownership . They define community ownership as when a “community” purchases property, determines the ownership model that fits its needs, and shares in the risks and benefits of ownership and stewardship as a community. Yet, it is difficult to find a standard definition of community ownership.

 When Shelterforce put out a call for readers to define “community control of land” in 2018, the most common responses included principles such as: “the desire to remove land from speculative, profit-driven cycles;” “permanent affordability;” and “creating healthier places to live through collective decisionmaking.”[7] Yet the nuances of community ownership are in the details. 

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