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The University Press of Kentucky CULTIVATING ECOLOGICAL CONSCIENCE Essays from a Farmer Philosopher Edited by Constance L. Falk FREDERICK L. KIRSCHENMANN AN Copyright © 2010 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kirschenmann, Frederick L. Cultivating an ecological conscience: essays from a farmer philosopher / Frederick L. Kirschenmann, edited by Constance L. Falk. p. cm. — (Culture of the land: a series in the new agrarianism) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-2578-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Sustainable agriculture. 2. Organic farming. 3. Sustainable living. 4. Agriculture—Philosophy. 5. Human ecology—Philosophy. I. Falk, Constance Louise, 1957– II. Title. S494.5.S86K47 2010 630—dc22 2009052092 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses [100.26.35.111] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 19:43 GMT) For my mother, whose profound respect for all of God’s creation planted in me the first seeds of appreciation for reverence; and for my father, who first instilled a land ethic into my conscience. This book is also for David Vetter, who showed me the way to appreciate and practice both of these principles on a real farm. [100.26.35.111] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 19:43 GMT) A land ethic, then, reflects the existence of an ecological conscience, and this in turn reflects a conviction of individual responsibility for the health of the land. Health is the capacity of the land for selfrenewal . Conservation is our effort to understand and preserve this capacity. —Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life. —Last paragraph of the Earth Charter, available at www.earthcharter.org ...