In England during the Middle Ages each village had an area of pasture on which any family in the village was allowed to graze its cows and sheep without charge.Eventually, the grass in the pasture would be depleted and no family's cow or sheep would get enough to eat.Why was the grass depleted?

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The area of pasture was open access or non-excludable, meaning that no one could prevent anyone else from using the grass. This made the consumption of the grass rival, as each additional cow or sheep would diminish the amount of grass available. As a result, families could not effectively manage the amount of grass consumed by their own livestock, and over time, the grass was depleted.

In England During the Middle Ages Each Village Had an Area