Land is the most fundamental natural resource. Without it, one cannot rest their head, let alone draw water
or grow food. For lack of it, many are forced to purchase what nature provides freely from supermarkets,
water companies, landlords and estate agents. This modern way of life, where the essentials of life are
monopolised by the few, is relatively new. It is not essential to work for or beg from that few in order to
exercise your right to life.
Unlike a car or a house, land has no human maker and cannot be "owned" in the normal sense. Ownership of
land takes the form of a set of rights which are acquired either through long enough occupation or through
the transfer of those rights dating back to the first occupier. In the latter case, the transfer takes place
through a title deed. In the former, the rights are acquired simply by exercising them for long enough.
Gartbeth is an original acquisition that anyone, regardless of wealth, may try.