Becoming Native to This Place
- Authors
- Jackson, Wes
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Tags
- writing
- ISBN
- 9781887178112
- Date
- 1992-11-30T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.64 MB
- Lang
- en
In six compelling essays, Wes Jackson lays the foundation for a new farming economy grounded in nature’s principles. Exploding the tenets of industrial agriculture, Jackson, a respected advocate for sustainable practices and the founder of The Land Institute, seeks to integrate food production with nature in a way that sustains both.
Foreword / Richard C. Edwards --
1. The problem --
2. Visions and assumptions --
3. Science and nature --
4. Nature as measure --
5. Becoming native to our places --
6. Developing the courage of our convictions