Consulting the Genius of the Place: An Ecological Approach to a New Agriculture

by Wes Jackson

Book Overview

Locavore leaders such as Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, and Barbara Kingsolver all speak of the need for sweeping changes in how we get our food. A longtime leader of this movement is Wes Jackson, who for decades has taken it upon himself to speak for the land, to speak for the soil itself. Here, he offers a manifesto toward a conceptual revolution: Jackson asks us to look to natural ecosystems--or, if one prefers, nature in general--as the measure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582437807
• ISBN13: 9781582437804
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"