[Clioman]

Here’s the tell-tale giveaway: how many of the ‘imaginers’ of the locality movement actually own (and live on) economically self-sustaining farms?

[cinives]

Now there’s a good question.

I live near a lot of small, organic farms of 60 or fewer acres, and i can tell you they use mechanization.

They may eschew hormones and antibiotics in feed in favor of grass-fed animals, but they are not Luddites.

[Jacquerie]

how many of the ‘imaginers’ of the locality movement actually own (and live on) economically self-sustaining farms?

Beats me. I just know the lefty "communes" of circa 30 years ago never became popular. There is a good reason why they did not and why civilized man gave up subsistence agriculture. Its a ridiculously hard life.