[permaculture] Independent Freeholds

Brent McMillan brent at gp.org
Tue Dec 2 18:29:22 EST 2008


Thank you Todd.

I also sent the question to Kunstler through the Post Carbon Institute 
website. He is one of the Fellows.

Todd Siegel wrote:
> Hi Brent,
>
> I don't know either, but you piqued my interested so I did a little  
> googling.
>
>  From http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/freehold-land.html
>
> A freehold is "Real property held under fee simple absolute in  
> possession."
>
> So from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/fee-simple-absolute-in-possession.html
>
> Fee simple means:
>
> "Highest form of legal estate in freehold land denoting complete  
> ownership. 'fee simple' means ownership that will not end with the  
> death of the present owner but will descend to his or her heirs.  
> 'Absolute' means that owner's rights of ownership are not limited by  
> any condition. And 'inpossession' signifies immediacy of those rights.  
> Also called by its short form 'fee simple.'"
>
> Searches on "independent freehold" didn't turn up anything useful,  
> sorry.  I think he made that term up.  :-)
>
> According to his website, JHK is not accepting emails anymore or you  
> could have just asked him.  Perhaps try the book discussion forum on  
> KunstlerCast.com: http://kunstlercast.com/forum/index.php?board=6.0
>
> Cheers,
> Todd
>
> On Dec 2, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Brent McMillan wrote:
>
>   
>> Dear fellow Permies:
>>
>> Over the holiday break I read Kunstler's book, "The Long Emergency."  
>> In
>> the seventh, and final chapter, 'Living in the Long Emergency' he
>> states, "If the process of reorganizing agriculture in America were to
>> work favorably--especially in the form of independent freeholds--it
>> could have many benefits."
>>
>> Pardon my ignorance, but what is an 'independent freehold'?
>>
>> Where can I learn more about them? What are their strengths and
>> weaknesses as an organizing structure?
>>
>> Sincerely:
>>
>> Brent McMillan, Steward of Wood Haven
>> Avilla, Indiana, USA
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