“You say one bad word about our county librarian, and I reckon I will have to fight you”

That has been my approach

You also need to come in with some humility when working with people who have been there for generations

In other words, there is a real tension, but both are important in their proper proportion, and finding that balance is a life skill

Tomorrow is my son’s first day of t-ball practice, feels good man

Ask yourself, where are the Chesterson’s fences?

Note that there are a few meanings implied by ‘ability’. These include access to land, skillfullness (which can be developed), and time/energy availability

@PatrickHeizer There’s a lot of discussion about land access, and so I wanted to cover both bases

@Odd_ysseus I’ll take my chances. It’s valuable stuff

@PatrickHeizer Yeah I generally agree as I describe in this thread, but ultimately people need to be able to get on some land Jason Snyder on Twitter: “People talk about the need for distributist land reform or a new homestead act before real regenerative change can happen. I agree, but also, there has to be