"My father did not force the harvest. He tended the soil. He trusted that if the soil was right, what needed to grow would grow"
Ronen Tamari
Sublime essay by Otto Scharmer - a "drop everything and read" moment for me “More than $2.5T is projected to flow into AI in 2026 alone, yet the human side ... — the cultivation of sensing, relating and sensemaking — receives almost none of it. This is soil depletion at a civilizational scale.”
Jun 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Wendell Berry spent his life farming and writing – his legacy is an ethic of care for the natural world
Every reader, farmers and non-farmers alike, can learn from his broader ethics of care, attention and negotiation with the natural world.
But Let Us Cultivate Our Garden - The Millions
My garden had also been a way to make some order from chaos, find some grace through growth and change, and create an enthusiasm of my own.
Relying on Others: An Essay in Epistemology
Abstract. This book concerns the role others play in our attempts to acquire knowledge of the world. Two main forms of this reliance are examined: testimon
The Dialectical Principle of Charity: A Procedure for a Critical Discussion
This paper aims to discuss a well-known concept from argumentation theory, namely the principle of charity. It will show that this principle, especially in its contemporary version as formulated by Donald Davidson, meets with some serious problems. Since we need the principle of charity in any kind of critical discussion, we propose the way of modifying it according to the presupponendum—the rule written in the sixteenth century by Ignatius Loyola. While also corresponding with pragma-dialectical rules, it also provides additional content. This will be termed the dialectical principle of charity, and it offers a few steps to be performed during an argument in order to make sure that the participants understand each other well and are not deceived by any cognitive bias. The meaning of these results could be of great significance for argumentation theory, pragma-dialectics and the practice of public discourse as it enhances the principle of charity and makes it easier to apply in argumentation.
The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution o…
"The very notion of the domination of nature by man ste…
The gift of growing an absurd amount of tomatoes
How my reign as Tomato King brought me closer to the earth and spurred a gift exchange among neighbors I could've never anticipated
The Despair of the Professor in the Age of A.I.
“Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough?”
The Garden, pt 2: Spoiled Soil | Paul Stephenson | Offprint
On platforms, community, and wankers down the pub.
So can we really feed the world? Yes -- and here's how
Nathanael Johnson spent six months asking if we could support small farmers, protect the planet, and end hunger. This is what he learned.
Farming is Why Humanity is Fucked
A mind-shattering concept from a first-year university class that upended how I think about humanity. Daniel Quinn's Ishmael trilogy argues that totalitari…
The machine didn't take your craft. You gave it up. - David Abram
The machine didn't take your craft. You gave it up. by David Abram
Learning from the Master: Socrates’ Examined Life
CHAD BOCHAN How to have conversations that lead to actual answers.
Hope, Again
“I will build the Britain my dad wanted to see.” It’s certainly an upgrade from: “My dad was a toolmaker.” Andy Burnham’s barnstorming speech at Labour Party con…
