The Tragedy of the Commons

Ever wondered what the "Tragedy of the Commons" is?

The Tragedy of the Commons was coined by Garret Hardin in 1968. However this conception that people will act out of self interest better describes the free market than a community regulation system. https://t.co/FaeWgYNyOk

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) July 7, 2021

Community Land Trusts

Interested in starting a Community Land Trust, or learning more about them?

You can visit our website to read more about our Community Land Trust Program, access our CLT toolkit and our North American CLT directory!https://t.co/UahaA5G2II

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) June 10, 2021

What Sort of Localism?

“What does a #NewEconomy look like? It looks like holding land in commons, democratizing the way that money is issued, and ultimately bringing things back down to a community-based, human-focused level.”

Rachel Moriarty relates the history of our work:https://t.co/pJeHEoZGxd

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) April 14, 2021

Land Reform?

“That sufficiency and that wholeness could be achieved really only through a certain level of #sovereignty over land and the self-determination [that is] rooted in land."@AgrarianTrust joins @davidbollier to talk strategies for decommodifying farmland:https://t.co/aReBkyIcdx

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) January 4, 2021

A Language of the Commons

Mainstream economic narratives are too narrow and inflexible.

A "language of the #commons," on the other hand, would allow "social, ecological and ethical values to be reintegrated into the management of our shared wealth."@FelwineSarr #livingeconomyhttps://t.co/KqxqruO8ay

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) December 7, 2020

The Need for... Distributism

"Taking the rising value of property and the growth of landless populations into account for the first time, the report calculates land inequality is 41% higher than previously believed."

Our small farmers need permanent, affordable access to #land.https://t.co/k15IvtjnAR

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) November 27, 2020

Though painted with too wide a brush, Andro Linklater still creates a fascinating and imaginative portrait of the history of land ownership. https://t.co/a4LzqTCv14

— Law & Liberty (@LawLiberty) November 27, 2020

Edit.

A new study has revealed just how concentrated farmland ownership is: one percent of the world’s #farms operate a whopping 70% of crop fields. @guardian https://t.co/ebNbZ3wkfk

— Rodale Institute (@RodaleInstitute) November 28, 2020

George Monbiot Schumacher Lecture

Or, listen to it as a podcast, also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Outcast, and more: https://t.co/zVnncAb8lR

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) November 10, 2020

Again, No Commons without a Community

Another interesting review of my book, again emphasising the key political issue of access to land.

More from me on this in due course! https://t.co/mjKG5W9Okr

— Chris Smaje (@csmaje) November 5, 2020

"Over generations, open theft of #common heritage became disguised as private property, hiding behind legal contracts and the cold fiction of money as wealth."

For more info, check out our "Reinventing the Commons" program here: https://t.co/kq08MhQspEhttps://t.co/aVxkVAUDZM

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) November 5, 2020

"For [Elinor] Ostrom, we are not customers, users, or dependents. We are each participants: co-authors in our own flourishing and that of those close to us."

Three cheers for #community power! @Shareable https://t.co/Y6MW6pl9R2

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) November 3, 2020

Can't Have a Commons without First Having a Community

Anything else would be a utopian statist imposition

"We are at a tipping point between an old system and a new. It is a moment of great volatility. Our duty is to be prepared to step into that moment with a new story..."

Read our latest newsletter: "Changing the Narrative of Land Ownership." #LandCommonshttps://t.co/iseJW6n3Yx

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) November 3, 2020

How returning land to a more natural state can help the climate, the local environment, and nearby communities. A great conversation w/ @judithdschwartz , John Liu, and Dale Wilman @earthinstitute #restoration #thereindeerchronicleshttps://t.co/7e1T5U8HQh

— chelseagreen (@chelseagreen) November 3, 2020

Agrarian Commons?

"...A great deal of the best quality farmland has ... been drastically damaged or placed out of reach of most small and mid-scale producers..."https://t.co/LLs4KfILeo.

— Local Futures (@EconofHappiness) November 1, 2020

Frontiers of Commoning

"There is so much talk these days about putting people over profits, rejuvenating local business, and strengthening community control, he said. Cooperatives are a natural response."

Check out @davidbollier's latest episode of Frontiers of Commoning below:https://t.co/eagYKX3771

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) October 7, 2020

Localization

Localization boosts employment & rebuilds community. It shrinks our ecological footprint & maximizes regeneration. It increases accountability, restores democracy, & empowers people.

This video explains all in just 2.5 minutes!

Translations available - https://t.co/Y4oXrblyxb. pic.twitter.com/5eMN8flusj

— Local Futures (@EconofHappiness) September 23, 2020

"To achieve sustainable food security, we must fundamentally disrupt the traditional forms of agriculture. We must pivot towards more cost-effective food production that is closer to home, more sustainable than factory farming and less land intensive."https://t.co/GmM49yN6KX

— Eating Locally (@EatingLocally) September 24, 2020

“We need to overcome the serious delusion that industrial modernity is the only way.”

Follow this link to read 'What to Do When the World is on Fire', our latest blog post by Henry Coleman -https://t.co/8g4NAJ3K3A.

— Local Futures (@EconofHappiness) September 24, 2020

Preserving farmland protects local foodsheds. How can we #flipthetable on loss of farmland? pic.twitter.com/37rhA9tAAB

— Roots of Change (@RootsofChange) September 24, 2020

“#Commons should be understood as a dynamic, living social system — any resource that can be used by many could inspire people to organize as a commons.“@Shareable @nesiforumhttps://t.co/EiFnxbyJxO

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) September 23, 2020

“Improving soil health is the cornerstone for regenerative agriculture. We define it as a holistic, principles-based approach to farming and ranching that seeks to intentionally strengthen and enhance ecosystems and community resiliency.”https://t.co/ihTttk8xvq

— Eating Locally (@EatingLocally) September 24, 2020

Agrarianism and Localism

The kind of ag system, economy+democracy we have is up to us. We are the experts when it comes to our needs, communities+farms. Join LSP for a Virtual Soil Health+Climate Listening Session to shape our new Soil Health+Climate Campaign! Register now! https://t.co/YCTm5RFuc2 pic.twitter.com/ZfxgsQOh2x

— LandStewardshipProject (@LSPnow) September 22, 2020

Land trusts can play a pivotal role in land transition and land access for beginning farmers and ranchers. Guidestone Colorado is hosting a conversation on the ways land trusts help bridge the land access gap and provide opportunities *this Thursday.* https://t.co/XqiVJZKzcu pic.twitter.com/cVJGmDARK3

— Young Farmers (@YoungFarmers) September 22, 2020

Gerge Monbiot and the 40th Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures

To hear George Monbiot speak more on the topic of land, register below for our 40th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures taking place in October, "Land as a Commons: Building the #NewEconomy." This year's lectures will be virtual and free of charge.https://t.co/6ZWpJV9oTe

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) September 3, 2020

Related:

"Literally and metaphorically, land underlies our lives, but its ownership and control have been captured by a tiny number of people."@GeorgeMonbiot gets to the root of many of the crises our societies currently face: land!https://t.co/eRLh6tunkj

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) September 3, 2020

Frontiers of Commoning

In the latest episode of Frontiers of Commoning, @davidbollier speaks with Marcos García, Artistic Director of @MedialabPrado in Madrid, Spain - an independent 'commons laboratory' facilitating bottom-up innovation on various tech platforms.

Listen here:https://t.co/cxarb8uUXd

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) September 2, 2020

This is What Oligarchy Does

Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land,” sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world.https://t.co/LEa9ME8qmp. @oak_institute.

— Local Futures (@EconofHappiness) August 23, 2020

Sustainability, the Commons

New paper refuting the ‘impossibility theorem’ espoused by most politicians, many economists and much of the mainstream media that neither societal progress nor environmental protection can be achieved without economic growth. >> https://t.co/QdSL7cTtWU cc #PostGrowth #LowGrowSFC

— CUSP (@CUSP_uk) August 3, 2020

In the current crisis, many New Yorkers are embracing the #CommunityLandTrust model "as an opportunity to rebuild tenant power and 'create community, establish sustainability, and provide space that is not susceptible to the market.'"https://t.co/5HTaIEx2bB

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) August 3, 2020

The latest episode of @davidbollier's "Frontiers of Commoning" podcast features Professor Neera Singh as she discusses how the “affective labor” of #commoning produces healthier, more #resilient forests than corporate or bureaucratic state management. https://t.co/VIjNSR7JUh

— Schumacher Center for a New Economics (@Center4NewEcon) August 3, 2020

Our 2nd podcast now available on SoundCloud, iTunes & Spotify is ‘In the field’ with Julian Gold who manages 800 hectares of combinable crops at Hendred Estate. He talks #soil health, #carbon capture, biological #pest control & reducing #nitrogen use https://t.co/kKAz5s6o4q🚜🎙️ pic.twitter.com/U3rKCRqmq4

— Agricology (@agricology) August 3, 2020

Redistribution

.@AmberLappOH: "We do not always dignify the life of the person unable to work because of disability, or the person performing the unpaid work of caregiving. It’s important that conservatives avoid stereotyping those who don’t “make it” in our economy." https://t.co/NS7M8ekIa5

— American Compass (@AmerCompass) July 28, 2020

Ivan Illich Conference

It was held in August in Oakland: "After the Crisis: The Thought of Ivan Illich today." I might have seen a reference to it, but I did not attend. Probably didn't have the $ to do so. Illich fan Jerry Brown gave the opening remarks? Laughable.

Ivan Illich and the contemporary commons movement by David Bollier (Resilience)

Related:
Elinor Ostrom: Collective Action and the Commons: What Have We Learned?



Peaches Help Grow Slovenia’s Gift Economy by Marjana Kos

A Book on Elinor Ostrom's Study of the Commons

Sustaining the Commons by John M. Anderies and Marco A. Janssen - pdf

A review: David Bollier, Sustaining the Commons, a Textbook Overview of Ostrom's Research (Resilience)