By Robert Jensen, MerionWest
Whatever the future of this broken world, today we can attend to the work of repair and restoration. That does not require hope in what is to come but, rather, a belief in our ability to manage our lives without hierarchy and a faith in each other’s capacity for mutuality.
By Wes Jackson, Aubrey Streit Krug, Bill Vitek, Robert Jensen, Resilience.org
With nearly eight billion people on the planet, we aren’t going back to hunting and gathering. But around the world, often under the banner of agroecology, people are using modern science and traditional knowledge to develop ways of farming that are less ecologically and socially destructive.
By Mary Wildfire, Resilence.org
But much of the book is philosophical and applicable almost anywhere, as when they question the war against invasive species, or detail the value of leaving some areas wild, even if the neighbors think it’s unkempt. This allows the native ecology to flourish and work harmoniously, controlling pests, pollinating crops, and preventing erosion. Thus, I recommend this book to anyone looking for ideas on how best to steward their land in the most responsible ways.
By Danielle Nierenberg, Maia Reed, Food Tank
Developing perennial varieties of grains, legumes, and vegetables can help save precious soil.
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
• An interesting post from Riverford’s Guy Watson about climate change and crops • Hobby gardeners boost backyard biodiversity • Huge scale of California pollination event • Proposed law could deliver huge boost to urban agriculture in California