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 The "Commons" are the natural and cultural resources accessible to all members of a society (Bollier, 2002). Commons resources include air and water, the songs we hum and the language we speak, the internet and wild foods. The "Commons" are the natural and cultural resources accessible to all members of a society (Bollier, 2002). Commons resources include air and water, the songs we hum and the language we speak, the internet and wild foods.
  
-As a way of thinking about the commons, consider these short examples of Finland's jokamiehenoikeus "every man's rights" or right to roam: in the countryside, anyone may freely walk, ski or cycle where this does not damage the natural environment or the landowner. As long as the plants and fungi in question are not protected species, one may collect wild berries, mushrooms and flowers (Ymparisto, 2011).+As a way of thinking about the commons, consider these short examples of Finland's //jokamiehenoikeus,// "every man's rights" or right to roam: in the countryside, anyone may freely walk, ski or cycle where this does not damage the natural environment or the landowner. As long as the plants and fungi in question are not protected species, one may collect wild berries, mushrooms and flowers (Ymparisto, 2011).
  
 What happens when people are considered to be taking more than their fair share of berries? What exactly is a fair share of the commons and, if the commons is owned by everyone, who can make that definition? Is a mouthful of berries a fair share, all that can be carried in a bucket, or all the berries a paid workforce can collect? What happens to community, trust and sharing when disputes arise around a commons resource such as wild berries? What happens when people are considered to be taking more than their fair share of berries? What exactly is a fair share of the commons and, if the commons is owned by everyone, who can make that definition? Is a mouthful of berries a fair share, all that can be carried in a bucket, or all the berries a paid workforce can collect? What happens to community, trust and sharing when disputes arise around a commons resource such as wild berries?

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