i came across this word last night in an article on the organic food industry in the new yorker. webster defines usufruct as..."the right to utilize and enjoy the profits and advantages of something belonging to another so long as the property is not damaged or altered." the article was talking about this guy who created a meal without engaging with the existing supply chain we normally use to get our food, i.e. grocery stores. he picked morel mushrooms in the forest. shot a wild pig for the braised loin. scraped sea salt from a pond by the sea. picked greens from his garden. and ate cherries..."taken by right of usufruct from a neighbor's tree."
could he have taken his neighbor's car, driven it around, washed it, filled the tank up and returned it, and done so under the right of usufruct...providing he returned the car undamaged or unaltered? how about his neighbor's wife? could he take her out, feed her, have sex with her, and it's OK neighbor, as long as you return her undamged or unaltered?
usufruct. i guess it's time to get a shed with a lock for my lawn mower.
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