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Agrarian philosophy, a compelling worldview with advocates around the globe, encourages us to develop practices and policies that promote the sustainable health of the land, community, and culture. In this remarkable anthology are 15 essays from Wendell Berry, Vandana Shiva, Wes Jackson, Gene Logsdon, Brian Donahue, Eric Freyfogle, David Orr, and others. The Essential Agrarian Reader calls us to celebrate the gifts of the earth, through honest work and respect for the land.
The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community, and the Land
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4 Responses
This collection of writings provides a full spectrum of academic approaches to the subject of living on earth – sustainably. It identifies the consequences of choices, those that are, ultimately, unsustainable, and those that could lead to a liveable future.
The fact that my copy was eagerly borrowed by a graduate student economist will serve as an indication of its value and relevance.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 2:53 am
I’m only about half way through but I think it’s okay. Maybe a bit self-satisified. My Dad from Massachsetts, much more conservative, hated it and found it unreadable. He particularly complained about the article on growing food on the commons; it was in Weston, MA – one of the richest towns in a rich state, which lost all credibility.
Rating: 3 / 5
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 3:22 am
Editor Norman Wirzba’s counsel that we cannot live well if we do not attend to the human and non-human “bonds of relationship” is of deep import in an age of mindless surfeit masquerading as self-realization.
Rating: 5 / 5
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 5:02 am
Did not like, thought stories were full of Idealistic nonsense. Unrealistic options for the family farmer.
Rating: 1 / 5
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 5:30 am