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Michiel 2005

Michiel 2005 club

Posted: 02 Mar 2014

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Thousand Islands

Thousand Islands
The area around Broek of Langedijk consisted of thousands of little islands which were created by digging ditches and using the earth and slip to create islands. The islands were very fertile and they were used to grow green produce. Land consolidation and rationalisation of farms put an end to this small scale farming in the early 1970s. The land was used for (expensive) houses and also for farmland, but without the islands. The area around the Oosterdel pond remains the original islands.
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 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
The vegetables were grown on these islands and auctioned in the auction hall. The farmers used the canals to sail to the auction hall.
11 years ago.
 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
Indeed. In the 1960s and 1970s the government pursued a policy of land consolidation and rationalisation of farms, so the smallholders disappeared.
11 years ago.
 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
I learnt about the enclosures in school during the lessons about English history.

The driving force behind the (European) policy of enlarging farms (and farm subsidies) was Sicco Mansholt, a farmer himself. Later he regretted it when he was influenced by the Club of Rome.
11 years ago.
 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
Dispossessed is a bit strong, farmers were compensated and if you want to make a proper living from farming, you need a large farm. Don't forget small-scale farming was a hard living.
11 years ago.
 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
Totally different time, post-war Holland had a functioning law system. And farms had to be enlarged to make a decent living. Investing in machinery also only made sense if your farm is of a sufficient size.
11 years ago.

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