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i spent a month this last winter on an abandoned mango orchard in Ecuador - life changing mangos indeed

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That sounds rad!

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it really was, magical place Ecuador, crime is increasing though

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Excited to have found this substack! You write in a funny and extremely convincing way.

This question of luxury matters a whole lot to the kind of future we're going to build.

I wrote about it from my spot in North London, with a little help from William Morris and the Paris Communards: https://gregfrey.substack.com/p/well-what-do-we-want

It's what you said, but with others!

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Thanks so much for the kind words! Really enjoyed your essay. I’m a big William Morris/Paris Commune fan myself, and I really appreciated the way you brought those to bear on contemporary luxury. Great stuff!

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Oct 24, 2023Liked by TheLastFarm

“spiritual poverty of luxuries”

Sadly, I can relate to this. And it has led to great exhaustion for me. And I blame myself for not being disciplined enough for indulging in pathetic luxuries.

You’ve given this feeling a name, and for that I am grateful

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🙏🙏🙏

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What an opening paragraph! Sums up how I feel about most of my engagements with the world. Your other pieces are wonderful too. I've just had my first permaculture ~experience~, which I just wrote about, and embodied your interpretation of luxury. Look forward to your next writing.

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Wow, thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

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Apr 2, 2023Liked by TheLastFarm

This is a beautiful essay (btw overripe mangoes are a great ice cream substitute: wash & wrap in plastic, then put it in the freezer. also works for overripe persimmons)

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Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I'll have to give that a try. I've done the frozen bananas in the juicer trick as an ice cream substitute many times, and I highly recommend it, too!

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Apr 3, 2023Liked by TheLastFarm

omg, how could I forget!!

a much better ice cream substitute:

cut & freeze ripe bananas; then when you want to eat it, put it in a food processor w/ yogurt or labni, plus any other fruit (strawberries, peaches, etc) you want. if it's too thick, just add oat milk or even beet juice (this makes it an amazing color!) :D

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Love the yogurt/labni idea, haven’t tried that before!

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👍👍😊

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