Rural Industrialism
Localised industries may be just help the rural to thrive
Culture
Over the Field.
Hadden Turner on agrarian philosophy, rural life, and the wisdom of the land.
Recent essays
30 of 35Desire Comes First
The tech-free life is not enough to defeat the Machine
Nonconformist Gardening
Gardening for the good of creation is our noble privilege
Hobbled by Old Measures
Why bureaucrats love metric measures, and agrarians don't.
Humility and the Garden
The place where humanity's humility was lost is the place it can be regained
Four Years Ago
Helping me support you better
Crafting a Home for Nature
The crafts are a good and beautiful work that also provides a home for nature
Trying to do a Little Bit Better than Your Neighbours
On the importance of rural shows and competitions
Eating Slop; Consuming (AI) Slop
Our junk food diets have formed us into willing consumers of AI slop
When the Extractors Come to Town
An agrarian localist reflection
Updates and 'Against the Machine' Spring Schedule
Dear all,
The Fallacy of Energy Transitions
A sustainability reflection
Stories That Never Happen
No one tells stories of what happens to them on their screens
Enthralling Little Minds With Nature
How to encourage children to take up natural history hobbies
Gleanings From the Field
It has been a good start to the year.
There is Beauty Even Here
Beauty is present even in the most unexpected of places; it needs our protection.
Humility Against the Machine
Humility is the essential disposition in our battle against the Machine.
Against the Machine Recording and Wendell Berry Reading Group
Zoom links for recordings and future sessions
Against the Machine Reading Group: Zoom links and information
Dear all,
The Promised Agrarian Standard
Good work was necessary for the blessings of the Promised Land to be enjoyed. It is the same for us today.
Against The Machine Reading Group
Dates and times for the new reading group
Looking Back, Looking Forward, and an 'Against the Machine' Book Group
The year has been a good one; and hopefully next year will be too.
Distracted Means of Production
By demanding our attention, machines prevent good work from being done.
The Predator Sees All
We are being observed by something which is consuming us.
Substantial Healing Through Practicing Resurrection
A recording of my L'Abri Friday Night Lecture
Frictionfulness
Why we need more friction in our lives, not less
The 2025 Turner Award
My Favourite essays from other writers on Substack
Practice Death; Practice Resurrection
In order to practice resurrection, we must practice death first.
Rootedness for Uprooted People
A published piece in The Dispatch
Gleanings From the Field: An Agrarian Special
Agrarian essays, Wendell Berry Reading Group, and the Turner Award