Who are the New Peasants?

Industrialism is dead. We are in the midst of a new digital age, the digital revolution is upon us. So how do we engage with it?

The goal of this blog is to invite you into our thoughts and experiences, as we support our family, farm and interests through growing local and digital communities around the unique interests of our persons (i.e. parenting, art, music, education, politics, food, economics, mental health, etc.) A community in which we provide goods and services like the Black Smith or Farmer once did in times past.

Our communities are no longer limited by geography, only by our imaginations and those boundaries set by the digital platforms we are at the mercy of. The tech lords enable us to reach an unprecedented global market to sell our work. These communities draw people to us, so they buy what we sell, not just because of the merits of the products, but because they have come to know and trust us.

In times past, you would buy from a local shop keeper, not just because she had what you needed, but because you knew her, as a person. Similarly for the tavern owner, or local furniture maker, you bought as much from them as you did because of them.

In a nut shell, The New Peasant, is anyone who seeks market access to buy, sell and trade goods and services under the lordship of digital platforms, which are the new marketplace and soil in which to grow our produce. It is The New Peasant who seeks not profit as much as connection to those of like mind and spirit…profit is secondary and is shared generously.

We are The New Peasants.

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