I'll be a bit sad if this happens... 🐮
And I'd probably even miss the challenge of cycling through the herd or dodging cow pats!
📖 There was a gap in knowledge about the historical relationship between #colonialism and common property in the Portuguese case.
Joana Dias Pereira tries to fill this gap in this article published in the journal #AfricanStudies, where she "focuses on the debates surrounding the ‘indigenous’ common property regime among the political and academic elites and its historical evolution".
👉 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00020184.2024.2307553
#Histodons #PortugueseColonialism #CommonLand #ColonialismoPortuguês
Community greens (Ecology 🏞️)
Community Greens, sometimes referred to as backyard commons, urban commons, or pocket neighborhoods, are shared open green spaces on the inside of city blocks, created either when residents merge backyard space or reclaim underutilized urban land such as vacant lots and alleyways. These shared spaces are communally used and managed only by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_greens
#CommunityGreens #Parks #Ecology #Landscape #CommonLand #LandscapeHistory
As the cattle are back on Midsummer Common in Cambridge, a reminder to dog walkers:
"Dogs should not be allowed to ‘worry’ livestock. This means owners must prevent dogs from attacking [or] chasing livestock" https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/wellbeing-and-care/dog-laws-uk
#CambridgeUK #MidsummerCommon #DogWalking #Cattle #LivestockGrazing #CommonLand
Fascinating week in Transylvania. Many things in common with UK common grazing systems but: more land, apex predators & dogs (as guards) - much less people pressure
#commonland #rewilding #transylvania #pastoral #nature #wild #commoners #NewForest
I've been absorbed in #crowscommoms my project with @Brynn to transition 12 acres of private land into #commonland .
The spaces that we aim to build will be #collectivelyowned and center #care and #disability
The #commoning house will include art studios, a #communitykitchen , an accessible bathroom, and dining. Connected to a network of "sleeping houses" which are spacious wood stove heated "cottages" with a bed + bath.
#freehousing #landaccess #antiproperty #housingcoop #cripcountryside