Midweek Musings & Mentions

A new feature of The Art of Freedom

Sep 27, 2023

Hello dear readers,

Within the scope of research that I do to write my own stuff, I always come across other works that give me pause, spark a connection, or bring some delight. The one through line they have in common is a commitment to freedom in some realm.

I’ve decided to share these with you on Wednesdays — probably not every Wednesday, but we’ll see how it goes — and call them “Midweek Musings & Mentions.”

I’m kicking it off by highlighting a beautifully written piece by Tara Couture, the author of

Slowdown Farmstead

, a Substack publication she terms “Authenticity as antidote to the shallows.”

I hope her essay moves you as it did me.

xox
M

Slowdown Farmstead

they can take it all

Listen now (15 mins) | I first heard of Frank Meyers in 2012. We were living on our old farm at the time. It had taken years of planning, saving, preparing, and searching before we finally bought that farm. I felt good. I felt secure. We finally had land. We were finally in a position where we were fully responsible for ourselves. Come hell or high water, we knew we had what it took to be independent and sovereign stewards of the land. Then Frank appeared on the scene. Frank Meyers, an elderly man that farmed the entirety of his life on the land his great grandfather was bequeathed by King George III. Frank, who along with a bunch of other landowners were given ultimatums by the federal government: sell us your land or we’ll take it anyway…

Listen now

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Midweek Musings & Mentions

A new feature of The Art of Freedom

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