Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher

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Praise for Cultivating an Ecological Conscience “For years, Fred Kirschenmann has been an honest, eloquent, intelligent, and urgent voice for putting ‘logical’ back in technological. This volume represents his accumulated wisdom, gained from his studies, observations of nature, spiritual and philosophical discourses with others, and his deeply rooted connections to the realities of farming. It is truly the work of a fertile mind and rich spirit and serves as a guide for how policy makers should proceed.” —Jim Hightower, national radio commentator and editor of the Hightower Lowdown “Fred Kirschenmann is one of the few voices in the sustainability debate offering solutions that are not simply practical, but deeply human. He is that rare bird—an advocate for change who has actually practiced what he preaches, who understands why change is so hard (yet so necessary), and who is capable of breaking complex problems down into accessible, solvable challenges.” —Paul Roberts, author of The End of Food “Kirschenmann is right up there with the other agronomic philosophers— Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson. His book is an unfailingly interesting reflection on his own farming experience. It should inspire everyone to start planting and to think deeply about the food we eat.” —Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health and What to Eat “Fred Kirschenmann is a first-team All-Agrarian. His message in this fine collection is both unique and essential for solving what Wes Jackson rightly calls the 10,000-year-old problem of agriculture.” —Bill Vitek, coeditor of The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge Cultivating an Ecological Conscience This series is devoted to the exploration and articulation of a new agrarianism that considers the health of habitats and human communities together. It demonstrates how agrarian insights and responsibilities can be worked out in diverse fields of learning and living: history, science, art, politics, economics, literature, philosophy, religion, urban planning, education, and public policy. Agrarianism is a comprehensive worldview that appreciates the intimate and practical connections that exist between humans and the earth. It stands as our most promising alternative to the unsustainable and destructive ways of current global, industrial, and consumer culture. Series Editor Norman Wirzba, Duke University, North Carolina Advisory Board Wendell Berry, Port Royal, Kentucky Ellen Davis, Duke University, North Carolina Patrick Holden, Soil Association, United Kingdom Wes Jackson, Land Institute, Kansas Gene Logsdon, Upper Sandusky, Ohio Bill McKibben, Middlebury College, Vermont David Orr, Oberlin College, Ohio Michael Pollan, University of California at Berkeley, California Jennifer Sahn, Orion Magazine, Massachusetts Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology, India Bill Vitek, Clarkson University, New York Culture of the Land: A Series in the New Agrarianism ...