I have massive respect for what you are doing, it's brilliant. From a farmer in Ireland dreaming of reviving the lost art of Booleying (transhumance) in the mountains of southern Ireland with ancient native cows
Thanks for your response John. I’d love to hear more about your efforts, and the status of these ancient cattle breeds. Are you familiar with the work of Col Gordon and the Shieling project in Scotland?
What a lovely article. I hope you had a fabulous trip. I'd love to taste this cheese! As a herbalist I totally appreciate your comments about things moving with the times. Although I do love researching all the old heirloom recipes, when I recreate them, I will use an electric crockpot to heat my oils and do not sit around stirring a cauldron over a home made fire all day! I love the romantic idea of traditional ways of life, but as you say, the reality is that people will always move with the times and take the route that makes their life easier (and cheaper.) It just makes sense. Thank you for sharing your story.
It’s a complicated issue, and not as simple as many frame it. A common view is “we should help protect traditions lifeways, and assist groups who are working to preserve their cultural practices”. But there are so many possible unintended consequences, and people with the best intentions have made catastrophic messes all over the world. Word such as help, protect, preserve can reflect class and cultural bias. I love to document this stuff, and share the stories of the people and places, but I am not an activist.
I have massive respect for what you are doing, it's brilliant. From a farmer in Ireland dreaming of reviving the lost art of Booleying (transhumance) in the mountains of southern Ireland with ancient native cows
Thanks for your response John. I’d love to hear more about your efforts, and the status of these ancient cattle breeds. Are you familiar with the work of Col Gordon and the Shieling project in Scotland?
What a lovely article. I hope you had a fabulous trip. I'd love to taste this cheese! As a herbalist I totally appreciate your comments about things moving with the times. Although I do love researching all the old heirloom recipes, when I recreate them, I will use an electric crockpot to heat my oils and do not sit around stirring a cauldron over a home made fire all day! I love the romantic idea of traditional ways of life, but as you say, the reality is that people will always move with the times and take the route that makes their life easier (and cheaper.) It just makes sense. Thank you for sharing your story.
It’s a complicated issue, and not as simple as many frame it. A common view is “we should help protect traditions lifeways, and assist groups who are working to preserve their cultural practices”. But there are so many possible unintended consequences, and people with the best intentions have made catastrophic messes all over the world. Word such as help, protect, preserve can reflect class and cultural bias. I love to document this stuff, and share the stories of the people and places, but I am not an activist.