Creepy Christmas gift.

[traineefarmer]

My parents had a mysterious present left on their porch. It was unlabeled and had no card attached, but assumed it was from a farm shop customer or camp site guest, so bought it along to ours yesterday to open with the family.

It turned out to be a copy of this:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/28/wilding-isabella-tree-review-farm-return-nature

A strange paperback about rewilding a farm!?!

We assume this was supposed to be a message or some sort of joke from a neighbour. (Given the subject matter we have agood idea who sent it)

But why? We are a small family run mixed and diversified farm, hardly a candidate or target for rewilding. I'm not going to get over-dramatic and claim that it spoiled our Christmas because it didn't. But the moment we opened it and realised what it was, you could feel the foreboding in the room. Also trying to explain to my daughter what it was, why we had been sent it and why it when straight in the bin took the shine off the day somewhat.

 

[Shughie McFee]

some funny ( not ha, ha ) people about

 

[MrNoo]

There are some very strange people about these days, people who like to cause grief/stress/control etc to others, just because they can and for some very odd reason makes them feel better.
Stick it on the logburner and forget about it. Life is too short.
Sad little minds are easily pleased.

 

[GeorgeK]

But why? We are a small family run mixed and diversified farm, hardly a candidate or target for rewilding. I'm not going to get over-dramatic and claim that it spoiled our Christmas because it didn't. But the moment we opened it and realised what it was, you could feel the foreboding in the room. Also trying to explain to my daughter what it was, why we had been sent it and why it when straight in the bin took the shine off the day somewhat.

Someone needs to offset carbon so the senders can continue running their SUVs and having foreign holidays!

 

[Zebbedee]

Put it on Facebook for sale with some hilarious story behind it about how hilarious it was getting it delivered just so the secret Santa person gets the message it didn’t bother you in the least

 

[deleted user 837354]

Maybe someone dropped it off genuinely thinking they would find it interesting? Not everyone is malicious.

 

[milkloss]

Burn it on the front lawn and dance naked round it with a tin foil hat on!

seriously though, there are some crazies about so don't let it get to you.

 

[Clive]

Maybe someone dropped it off genuinely thinking they would find it interesting? Not everyone is malicious.

this would be my thoughts ?

really can’t see why it’s in anyway “creepy”

 

[Farmer Roy]

this would be my thoughts ?

really can’t see why it’s in anyway “creepy”

cant really understand all the “book burning” comments
It appears TFF members don’t like “books”

or maybe they just don’t like “ideas”

 

[Clive]

i’ve just downloaded that same (audio)book incidentally, looked interesting

 

[Farmer Roy]

Yes, I’d read it

 

[neilo]

cant really understand all the “book burning” comments
It appears TFF members don’t like “books”

or maybe they just don’t like “ideas”

Oi, some of us can’t reed and rite!

 

[Bald Rick]

At least it wasn’t a stool

 

[milkloss]

cant really understand all the “book burning” comments
It appears TFF members don’t like “books”

or maybe they just don’t like “ideas”

I was just taking the mickey. You're right though, could be an interesting read.

 

[Richard III]

I was given the book to read last Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed reading it, I doubt there was any malicious intent.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

this would be my thoughts ?

really can’t see why it’s in anyway “creepy”

If someone dropped you a book off on your front door entitled
“the art of ploughing”
Wouldn’t you find it odd?

 

[DrWazzock]

Were the native beech woods that used to cover a lot of the land any better than a monoculture? We have about 2000 acres of woods next to us. There is wildlife diversity up the rides but try walking into the dense woodland itself if you even can. Its very dark and the soil is deep in leaf litter or pine needles. It's dark, silent and other than fungi, pretty devoid of life. A great place to get lost and sit and contemplate though.

I reckon sympathetic farming, in its many different forms, can be just as beneficial for the environment, never mind the fact it actually feeds people which a surprising number of people seem to dismiss nowadays.

I think we are in for radical change though. All very well to sit here saying it. But the daily round of keeping a small business afloat tends to take priority over reshaping the global economy. Steady as she goes. Small improvements a step at a time.

 

[Clive]

If someone dropped you a book off on your front door entitled
“the art of ploughing”
Wouldn’t you find it odd?

not really no, i would read it

 

[Northeastfarmer]

not really no

If someone dropped me a vegan cookbook off with no correspondence I’d be on high alert

 

[Clive]

If someone dropped me a vegan cookbook off with no correspondence I’d be on high alert

sounds like paranoia to me

it’s a book not a bomb ! someone clearly just thought it might be of interest