One thing that is set against us is the destruction of family rituals. Simply said families don’t party together. When they do and prep food for a celebration, it imparts love and skills.
We raised our clan to be party animals. We’re whacked like that.
I run workshops on wild plants and these days, they fill up with enthusiastic people. When I lived in a small city in Vermont, the same was true. But it's one thing to take a class or a workshop. It's another thing to change your shopping, cooking and eating habits to accommodate wild foods, seasonality and the costs in time and effort that go with local food. The externality here is community. We've forgotten how to support our communities as we once did...and as humans have for eons. We've replaced the community social contract with competitiveness and "individuality." Ask the leaders of most volunteer-driven organizations they don't get near the support they once did.
One thing that is set against us is the destruction of family rituals. Simply said families don’t party together. When they do and prep food for a celebration, it imparts love and skills.
We raised our clan to be party animals. We’re whacked like that.
https://culturalcourage.substack.com/p/no-safety-net-no-internet-cabinet
I run workshops on wild plants and these days, they fill up with enthusiastic people. When I lived in a small city in Vermont, the same was true. But it's one thing to take a class or a workshop. It's another thing to change your shopping, cooking and eating habits to accommodate wild foods, seasonality and the costs in time and effort that go with local food. The externality here is community. We've forgotten how to support our communities as we once did...and as humans have for eons. We've replaced the community social contract with competitiveness and "individuality." Ask the leaders of most volunteer-driven organizations they don't get near the support they once did.
Yes! I’ve seen the same thing. There’s so much enthusiasm for a one or two day “experience,” but then what? Not much follow through.
I’ve also noticed that volunteering is down. I’m sure there are many factors in that.