Commentary
We’ve lost much of our ability to live in community. Culturally, the goal has become the “I”: the individual. Get a house with a white picket fence, maybe a pool, and focus on my family, my stuff.
Viewpoints
Opinion
Living in Community Versus Living in Boxes
Self-sufficiency is a lie. Resilient community is the only answer.
Farmworkers harvest curly mustard in a field in Ventura County, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
Author
Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.
