Becoming Native to This Place

by Wes Jackson

Book Overview

In six compelling essays, 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 writing is anchored in his work with The Land Institute, lending authenticity to topics that--in the hands of other writers--too often fail to escape the realm of the conceptual.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887178112
• ISBN13: 9781887178112
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

very good

During this period of history, perhaps as had always been , the sense of belonging to a place is a kind of lost concept. In that regard this book gives some hints on how to become native to a place and get this concept right.

Alternative perspective on human interaction with the earth

Very easy reading, short book.Wes Jackson describes a growing perspective that we need to interact symbiotically with the earth rather than considering the earth a "resource" at our disposal. He mixes philosophy with actual personal experiences to further illustrate the story.The fact that he began the Land Use Institute in Kansas and is still and active participant lends credibility to his dialog.