An Essay on the Basic Structure of an Associative Practice for Interactions between Private Farming and Public Well-being

On the Basis of Critical Reflections concerning Dual Structure Studies of Individual Farming Research

Abstract

This paper aims to construct an interactive process framework for the study of a farm economy based on individuals by employing a critical reflection of the dual structure study of farming research. This is done by developing a methodological and epistemical associative practice for the analysis of interactions between private farming and public well-being in order to reveal the developing condi­tions of the associative practices that exist but have been hidden in modern farming. Three key points are advanced based on insights obtained from case studies of farms and from the resultant dis­cussions. The first point is that farming is not based on monolayer self-interest, but rather complementary multi-layer interests that are connected to the intellectual and practical intentions of individual farming entities. The second point is that there are various arrangements of tactile physical activities that are connected to the enjoyment of life. The third point is the need for clinical dialogue, and not simply discussing dialogue, that is based on an attentive listening ability that seeks to look out for isolated sufferers.