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Longo Maï

Longo Maï is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Longo Maï rather than just read about it. In short: The Longo Maï Co-operatives are a network of agricultural co-operatives with an anti-capitalist ideological focus. Founded in 1973 in Limans, France, the network has spread in Europe and to Central America.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Longo Maï Co-operatives are a network of agricultural co-operatives with an anti-capitalist ideological focus. Founded in 1973 in Limans, France, the network has spread in Europe and to Central America.

History

Following the events of May 68, groups of students from Austria and Switzerland who held anarchist ideologies collaborated to raise funds to allow them to buy land upon which to start to farm collectively. In 1973, they purchased 270 hectares of land at Limans near Forcalquier. The community's ideological leader was Roland Perrot, a military deserter from the war in Algeria. Perrot knew Jean Giono and had experienced the free commune in Contadour in the 1930s. The ideological focus of the community is anti-militarist, pacifist, anti-capitalist, and egalitarian. Activities focus upon self-sufficiency, community life, craft and agricultural production, the joint management of energy, water, and respect for the environment. Longo Maï has been involved with various international solidarity efforts with a particular focus on resistance against dictatorships.

Facilities The ten Longo Mai co-operatives operate in a network:

In France: Limans Briançon, Saint-Chaffrey (Hautes-Alpes) which processes 12 to 15 tons of wool a year Mas de Granier, the village of Caphan at Saint-Martin-de-Crau (Bouches-du-Rhone); Treyne, Chanéac, Upper Ardèche (twenty adults and twelve children in 1999) Cabrery, wine and olive trees In other countries: Ulenkrug, Mecklenburg, Germany; Hof Stopar Eisenkappel in Carinthia, Austria (17 hectares plus 25 hectares leased, breeding sheep) Montois farm in the Swiss Jura (12 ha geese and sheep) Uzhgorod, Transcarpathia, Ukraine, with a French school in the 1990s Finca Sonador in Costa Rica The head office of the cooperative is in Basel, from which are organised campaigns to collect donations (about five million francs a year in the 1990s).

The cooperative also has media operations

Radio Zinzine: A Free radio founded in 1981 and named after the hill in Limans on which the community was founded. It is affiliated to the European Federation of Free Radio a news agency, l'Agence Indépendante d'information (AIM), which has a hundred contributing journalists le journal Archipel, Journal of the European Civic Forum It also publishes some books.

See also Coopératives Longo Maï - from Wikipedia France La coopérative Européenne Longo Mai de Limans

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External links

Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Longo Maï

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Longo Maï claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Longo Maï before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Longo Maï ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Longo Maï

In research: Longo Maï appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Longo Maï in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Longo Maï is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Agricultural cooperatives, Agriculture companies of France, Agriculture in society, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Longo Maï outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Longo Maï in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Longo Maï matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Longo Maï?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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