{"id":447032,"date":"2024-12-18T06:43:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=447032"},"modified":"2024-12-18T08:36:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:36:23","slug":"george-steinmetz-feed-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/12\/george-steinmetz-feed-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"George Steinmetz Journeys Around the World to Illuminate Where Food Comes From"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From sleepy 16th-century village to 21st-century internet sensation, Su\u0142oszowa in southern Poland (population six thousand) earned millions of online fans after this aerial image of the one-road town went viral in 2020. It was the field system of narrow strips of farmland attached to the back of each house that caught everyone\u2019s eye. Known as a Waldhufendorf, or \u201cforest village,\u201d the town\u2019s layout was common in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, as settlers reclaimed forests in hilly or mountainous areas. Each farmer received an equal allotment of roughly 40 acres\u2014enough for one family to farm without help from others. Although the strips have narrowed over the years as they\u2019ve been divided and passed to each generation, they still produce wheat, oats, potatoes, cabbage, and strawberries, among other crops. All images \u00a9 George Steinmetz, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

George Steinmetz Journeys Around the World to Illuminate Where Food Comes From<\/h1>\n\n\n