Brrlt.org
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BRRLT
Description
The charming landscape which I saw this morning, is made up of some twenty or thirty farms. Miller owns this field, Locke that, and Manning the woodland beyond. But none of them owns the landscape. There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts. This is the best part of these men’s farms.
We all experience the scene described by Emerson. Perhaps your community consists of farms, hillsides, and woodlands - all owned by different people - but collectively these landscape features define your community and make it a pleasant place to live. Unfortunately, scenes such as this are quickly disappearing. Roadside fields are being transformed by commercial strip development Wooded mountains are cluttered with houses that can be seen for miles.
Our changing landscape means much more than the loss of a pretty sight. Extremely high land values make it difficult for families to hold on to their farmland and even more difficult for the average person to purchase. Land is the stage on which we build our lives, where children form an identity as they grow up, and a large part of what we call home. The landscape is a constant reminder of personal and community occurrences. When the land is developed beyond recognition, we lose much more than a visual amenity; we lose a part of our community and ourselves.
Contact
- Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust
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- BOONE NC
- United States 28607-7947
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- +1.8282623786
