In my efforts to further develop their economy, I proposed to the elders a system by which rack space in the village’s grape drying house could be bought and sold among the residents. By doing it this way, various permutations would stabilize the economy. For example, if someone suffered a crop loss, then at least he could rent out his unneeded rack space to his more fortunate neighbors and get a little income. The elders saw merit in this idea, but there was one insurmountable problem to it, and that problem stopped us dead. Continue reading “If You Can Read This, Then Perhaps We Can Work Together” →