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French Farming and Theater

[602 words.] I recently came across an article in David Byrne's nonprofit online magazine Reasons to Be Cheerful  that I thought had interesting possibilities for theater. Reasons to Be Cheerful publishes articles that are "stories of hope, rooted in evidence" that are designed to "inspire us all to be curious about how the world can be better, and to ask ourselves how we can be part of that change," and I encourage anyone to subscribe (free) . The article, entitled " Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers in France ," described "an initiative in the southwest of France that is helping young people become the country’s next generation of farmers via low-risk, small-scale and closely-supported projects — and thereby helping create ultra-local networks of organic, seasonal and low-carbon produce for city-dwellers. The so-called “ Green Belt ” project, which began in the French municipality of Pau, rents out modest, two-hectare plots of farmland

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