Por Tyler Vacha, ex miembro del personal
El 11 de marzo de 2016, el Centro de Asuntos Rurales presentará «Mapa de mi reino», una obra de teatro encargada por Practical Farmers of Iowa y escrita por la poeta laureada de Iowa, Mary Swander. El evento tendrá lugar en el Central Community College de Columbus, Nebraska. La entrada es gratuita.
Map of my Kingdom shares stories of land succession, as told by Angela Martin, a land dispute attorney who has worked with farmers and landowners for years. Some families almost came to blows, struggling to resolve the sale and transfer of their land, dissolving familial relationships. Others found peaceful solutions that focused not only on the viability of the family, but also of the land.
Transitioning a farm is perhaps the most difficult thing any farmer will have to do. This play and the discussion panel to follow serve an important role in facilitating the thought processes and discussions necessary to have a successful farm transition plan in place. Anyone who thinks they will ever face these difficult decisions should consider attending this event.
Land is the thread that binds all the stories together. Map of my Kingdom will resonate with those who have been through or are working through challenging land transfer issues like dividing the land among siblings, selling out to a neighbor, or attempting to preserve the land's integrity against urban sprawl. The drama will inspire the hesitant and the fearful to start the conversation that cannot wait.
Today, a vast amount of land in the United States is owned by those over 65 years old. Some have made their wishes clear for the future of their property. Others are courting family upheaval by not planning in concrete ways.
An age old problem, evident in literature from the Bible to King Lear to Willa Cather, land transition asks hard questions. Who really owns the land? And what is the role of the steward of a property? Can "fair" become "unfair" to one's children?
We invite anyone who is interested in tackling these issues to join us for an afternoon of theater and discussion. These decisions will have lasting effects on entire rural communities.
Este programa está financiado en parte por Humanities Nebraska y el Fondo Cultural de Nebraska.
