Post by bunkie on Feb 10, 2014 14:42:41 GMT -5
Long beginning, but the section of farm examples is really interesting...
Ecological Agriculture and Sixteen Wonderful Farms that Point the Way
www.resilience.org/stories/2014-02-10/come-on-home-ecological-agriculture-and-sixteen-wonderful-farms-that-point-the-way
......IV. THOSE ALREADY ON THE PATH HOME
“Only one desire / that’s left in me / I want the whole damn world / to come dance with me” – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
But while any stirring ecological agriculture ‘call to arms’ certainly raises the goose bumps on my arms, we’re going to need some more particular directions if we want to make it home in time – before the approaching storms rip us apart.
…But luckily we have them! Dozens of farms, after spending decades exploring and implementing various forms of ecological agriculture in their places, have recorded their experiences in book, article, and video form. …Just for us! Yay!!
So now we need to carefully study their examples, noting what has worked and what hasn’t – as well as the key ways in which their situation differs from ours. And then we need to work to create some form of ecological agriculture appropriate for the particular places and communities in which we’re embedded.
This is, of course, easier said than done – especially given the inexperience of most Americans with both practical ecology and agriculture, as well as the persistent hindrance from a still-dominant ecocidal culture. But do it we must. So do it we shall – difficulty be damned.
And to facilitate this daunting task, I’m going to present a bunch of these examples of ecological agriculture here, along with links to relevant books, articles, or videos that flesh them out.
But rather than just list the farms, I’m going to highlight just one key characteristic of each – one characteristic among the many key elements of the diverse ecological agricultures we need to implement. These key elements, presented here, include things like a general ecological framework for agriculture, perennial staple crops, species diversity, polyculture planting, capturing rainwater in soil, drought adaptations, etc.. There are other elements we could include – but this is a good start, I think.
And each farm, of course, features many or all of these key elements, but some do one particularly well or in some particularly interesting way – which is the one I’ll discuss it under. In any case, you should certainly dive into the literature yourselves. And then pull out what might work in your place and give it a try.
Ecological Agriculture and Sixteen Wonderful Farms that Point the Way
www.resilience.org/stories/2014-02-10/come-on-home-ecological-agriculture-and-sixteen-wonderful-farms-that-point-the-way
......IV. THOSE ALREADY ON THE PATH HOME
“Only one desire / that’s left in me / I want the whole damn world / to come dance with me” – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
But while any stirring ecological agriculture ‘call to arms’ certainly raises the goose bumps on my arms, we’re going to need some more particular directions if we want to make it home in time – before the approaching storms rip us apart.
…But luckily we have them! Dozens of farms, after spending decades exploring and implementing various forms of ecological agriculture in their places, have recorded their experiences in book, article, and video form. …Just for us! Yay!!
So now we need to carefully study their examples, noting what has worked and what hasn’t – as well as the key ways in which their situation differs from ours. And then we need to work to create some form of ecological agriculture appropriate for the particular places and communities in which we’re embedded.
This is, of course, easier said than done – especially given the inexperience of most Americans with both practical ecology and agriculture, as well as the persistent hindrance from a still-dominant ecocidal culture. But do it we must. So do it we shall – difficulty be damned.
And to facilitate this daunting task, I’m going to present a bunch of these examples of ecological agriculture here, along with links to relevant books, articles, or videos that flesh them out.
But rather than just list the farms, I’m going to highlight just one key characteristic of each – one characteristic among the many key elements of the diverse ecological agricultures we need to implement. These key elements, presented here, include things like a general ecological framework for agriculture, perennial staple crops, species diversity, polyculture planting, capturing rainwater in soil, drought adaptations, etc.. There are other elements we could include – but this is a good start, I think.
And each farm, of course, features many or all of these key elements, but some do one particularly well or in some particularly interesting way – which is the one I’ll discuss it under. In any case, you should certainly dive into the literature yourselves. And then pull out what might work in your place and give it a try.
Then they'll know what hard work really is. Thank you Bunkie.