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9781582437002

Nature as Measure The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson

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  • ISBN13:

    9781582437002

  • ISBN10:

    1582437009

  • Edition: Original
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-10-11
  • Publisher: Counterpoint

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An essential and timely collection of wise and compelling essays from one of the longtime leaders of the sustainable agriculture movement in America.

Wes Jackson, “a well–known and admired advocate for sustainability especially as it relates to agriculture, has the rare ability to transform his convictions into captivating prose . . . Jackson’s thoughts are still as significant and profound as they were nearly 20 years ago” (Publishers Weekly) and can teach us many things about the land, soil, and conservation, but what most resonates is this: The ecosphere is self–regulating, and as often as we attempt to understand it, we are not its builders, and our manuals will often be faulty. The only responsible way to learn the nuances of the land is to study the soil and vegetation in their natural state and pass this knowledge on to future generations.

“[A] small book rich in ideas” (The New York Times Book Review), Nature as Measure collects Jackson’s essays from Altars of Unhewn Stone and Becoming Native to This Place, presenting ideas of land conservation and education that are written from the point of view of a man who has practiced what he’s preached and proven that it is possible to partially restore much of the land that we’ve ravaged. Wes Jackson lays the foundation for a new farming economy, grounded in nature’s principles and located in dying small towns and rural communities. Exploding the tenets of industrial agriculture, Jackson seeks to integrate food production with nature in a way that sustains both. His longtime friend Wendell Berry provides an informative, contextual Introduction.

“For those concerned about what will be left and how many billion will be starving in twenty years, this is a must read.” —Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

“A good introduction to a thinker whose ideas on agriculture are radical both in their technical approach to food production as well as in terms of the economic, social, and cultural context within which it is practiced.” —Review of Radical Political Economics

Author Biography

WES JACKSON, a respected advocate for sustainable practices, organic agriculture, and environmental scientific understanding, is the founder of The Land Institute. The author of several books, Jackson was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992, the Right Livelihood Award in 2000, and the Louis Bromfield Award in 2010. He lives in Saiina, Kansas.

Table of Contents

Introduction: My Friend's Book by Wendell Berryp. xi
New Roots for Agriculture
The Problem of Agriculturep. 3
Stewards of the Landp. 9
The Earth in Review: The Rise, Role, and Fall of Soilp. 13
The Religious Dimensionp. 21
Homecomingp. 3 5
The Problemp. 39
Visions and Assumptionsp. 47
Nature as Measurep. 59
Becoming Native to Our Placesp. 81
Developing the Courage of Our Convictionsp. 97
Altars of Unhewn Stone
The Information Implosionp. 111
Old Salsolap. 117
Pre-Copernican Minds of the Space Agep. 119
Land Wisdom vs. Lab Successp. 123
Living Nets in a New Prairie Seap. 139
Oracles, Prophets, and Modern Heroesp. 147
Falsehoods of Farmingp. 155
Toward a Common Covenantp. 165
The Next Synthesis
Making Sustainable Agriculture Workp. 179
From the Marginp. 191
The Next Synthesisp. 199
References,Notesp. 227
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