Meta Blog Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 (edited) Originally from The Charlotte Capitalist ™, One of the traditions the Pilgrims had brought with them from England was a practice known as ``farming in common.'' Everything they produced was put into a common pool; the harvest was rationed among them according to need. They had thought ``that the taking away of property, and bringing in community into a common wealth, would make them happy and flourishing,'' Bradford recounts. They were wrong. ``For this community (so far as it was) was found to breed much confusion and discontent, and retard much imployment that would have been to their benefite and comforte,'' Bradford writes. and... After the Pilgrims had endured near-starvation for three winters, Bradford decided to experiment when it came time to plant in the spring of 1623. He set aside a plot of land for each family, that ``they should set corne every man for his owne perticuler, and in that regard trust to themselves.'' Much more from Caroline Baum here at Bloomberg. She explains how the pilgrims went from fast to feast. From Gary Hull: Thanksgiving celebrates man's ability to produce. The cornucopia filled with exotic flowers and delicious fruits, the savory turkey with aromatic trimmings, the mouth-watering pies, the colorful decorations--it's all a testament to the creation of wealth. More from Gary Hull on "The Producers Holiday" here. Happy Thanksgiving! Edited December 9, 2005 by softwareNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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