Emma Peaslee
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For the last 10 years, Friedrich has planted, harvested, and cared for nine specific plots of land here in Germany, specifically in this area called the Ossing. The Ossing is collectively owned by a group of 141 farmers.
For the last 10 years, Friedrich has planted, harvested, and cared for nine specific plots of land here in Germany, specifically in this area called the Ossing. The Ossing is collectively owned by a group of 141 farmers.
For the last 10 years, Friedrich has planted, harvested, and cared for nine specific plots of land here in Germany, specifically in this area called the Ossing. The Ossing is collectively owned by a group of 141 farmers.
Every 10 years for the last 500 years, so since the 1500s, the people in this community hold a lottery where farmers randomly get assigned plots of land that they will farm for the next 10 years of their lives. It's like farmland musical chairs.
Every 10 years for the last 500 years, so since the 1500s, the people in this community hold a lottery where farmers randomly get assigned plots of land that they will farm for the next 10 years of their lives. It's like farmland musical chairs.
Every 10 years for the last 500 years, so since the 1500s, the people in this community hold a lottery where farmers randomly get assigned plots of land that they will farm for the next 10 years of their lives. It's like farmland musical chairs.
The lottery is about to kick off soon. It takes place on hundreds of acres of grain, corn, potato fields, fields that will be up for grabs today. The opening ceremony starts inside a big tent. We settle in at a table with Friedrich.
The lottery is about to kick off soon. It takes place on hundreds of acres of grain, corn, potato fields, fields that will be up for grabs today. The opening ceremony starts inside a big tent. We settle in at a table with Friedrich.
The lottery is about to kick off soon. It takes place on hundreds of acres of grain, corn, potato fields, fields that will be up for grabs today. The opening ceremony starts inside a big tent. We settle in at a table with Friedrich.
He says the first thing he wants is at least two pieces of good land.
He says the first thing he wants is at least two pieces of good land.
He says the first thing he wants is at least two pieces of good land.
Friedrich has nine plots of land, which means he will get nine new plots of land. But not every plot is suited for potatoes. Some land is really bad for growing potatoes. It's too swampy or the soil is too dense. And every plot that's not ripe for potatoes will cost him.
Friedrich has nine plots of land, which means he will get nine new plots of land. But not every plot is suited for potatoes. Some land is really bad for growing potatoes. It's too swampy or the soil is too dense. And every plot that's not ripe for potatoes will cost him.
Friedrich has nine plots of land, which means he will get nine new plots of land. But not every plot is suited for potatoes. Some land is really bad for growing potatoes. It's too swampy or the soil is too dense. And every plot that's not ripe for potatoes will cost him.
And I'm Emma Peasley. In many ways, economics is about the best way a society could allocate their scarce resources. Hundreds of years ago, a community in Germany came up with their own unique solution to that question.
And I'm Emma Peasley. In many ways, economics is about the best way a society could allocate their scarce resources. Hundreds of years ago, a community in Germany came up with their own unique solution to that question.
And I'm Emma Peasley. In many ways, economics is about the best way a society could allocate their scarce resources. Hundreds of years ago, a community in Germany came up with their own unique solution to that question.