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Now complete – Deep Agroecology: Farms, Food, and Our Future

Steven McFadden's new book is now available for purchase - Deep Agroecology: Farms, Food, and Our Future.

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Engaging the untraveled world

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Sing the tune without the words…

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul - E.D.

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Let us now praise the common sense of agroecology

The precautionary principle is a simple, common-sense ethical guideline that is a core part of ecology and agroecology. It’s so fundamental to sustainability, and so uncommon in our government today, that it’s worth reaffirming. The precautionary principle holds that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public or […]

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Solve the mystery. Enlighten your self.

Solve the mystery. Act in your own self-interest. The USDA tried to bury a report on how farmers can cope with climate change. It's up to us to reckon responsibility the reality that the government is choosing to ignore. You, your family, your community, and your earth all have need of your wise action now.

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Shafts of light may come in later life

Shafts of light may arise in later life

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Do you agree with Aristotle?

Do you agree with Aristotle?

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Sleepwalking into Catastrophe, or Awakening via Agroecology

In early July, just as the United Nations (UN) was releasing stun-level, scientific reports about climate changes, food disruptions, and accelerated extinctions, meteorologists reported that the preceding month, June 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. They also reported that for the first time ever in recorded history temperatures in Anchorage, Alaska soared into the 90s, […]

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A Broken Twig and Our Broken World

I’m telling this story now because the UN has just released another kick-in-gut report about the wholesale extinction taking place with our life-support system here on Mother Earth.

At this critical juncture of time and circumstance for nature, climate, politics, and culture, every twig we snap, every vote we cast, every product we consume, every positive, pro-active action we take makes a difference.

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Farms, Food, Climate, and Our Will to Change

The way we tend the land that produces our food, and the way we eat, are the key factors in our physical, moral, and spiritual survival and evolution. My recognition of this fundamental fact is, of course, shared by many people. Among those who see this reality, and who can give the situation eloquent expression, […]

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