[Pil-pc-oceania] A 1/4 acre block for all families - lobbying

[Linda Shewan]

Has anyone read about Shripad Dabholkar's 'Prayog Pariwar' and 'Natueco culture'. An article outlining the vision is: Prosperity with Equity   http://www.prayogpariwar.net/pros_middle.htm  It's long but I think very important from many different angles - education, farming, economic systems.


On the 2nd last page he says:
In the International year of the Family of United Nations, all India interactive meetings on Prayog Pariwar Ten Guntha were organized. Within 10 months, we were able to activate more than 4000 individuals and voluntary organizations to move in this direction. A resolution was then passed and submitted to the United Nations, Geneva. It read 'We have shown that by using scientific knowledge it is possible to lead a self-sustained life at higher middle class income (Indian Standard) level with

1000 sq. mtrs. (10000 sq. ft.) of sunlight
500 liters of waste water of a family of five per day
Latest scientific know-how carried unto the last individual through venture developments amongst the masses through demystification and de-professionalisation of science by the Prayog Pariwar method

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Everything I have been reading and thinking about lately comes back to this - we MUST have as a first priority for change the basic and fundamental right to free access to land for household sustainable agriculture - Masanobu Fukuoka and Shripad Dabholkar agree that 1/4 acre per family is enough, Anastasia says 1 hectare (but mostly in trees). This is quite a big range but any land within that range will make a huge difference for a families independence of the dollar system...

I know many people don't want to grow their own food but many many people do and would jump at the chance to revitalise a plot of depleted land - it is individuals that initiate change then others follow when they see what is possible. Local communities need to be self-sustainable even if individual households do not - large scale monoculture farming will not be viable in the future and small scale production has been shown all over the world to be vastly superior in output.

SO - any ideas on how to achieve that?

I have approached my local council about an energy descent action plan (which could include surplus land distribution as part of it) but heard nothing back yet... need to work out the best way to move this forward?

Is land that has not been occupied for x number of years considered 'unowned' - I know in NZ there was a 10 or 15 year law but don't know here.
Shire councils have land that is not being utilised - some worth selling but surely not all of it. How to best approach council - it would be less for them to maintain after all!

Any ideas, thoughts anyone....

Linda