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Jackson's 'Consulting the Genius of the Place' is a must read

Hebron Acres wrote 4 months ago: by Dan Grubbs Wes Jackson of The Land Institute After reading books and essays by Wendell Berry in 2 … more →

Tags: Agriculture, farming, Farmer, Food, organic, permaculture, wes jackson, Rodale Institute, perennial

Farmers aren’t completely to blame for industrial agriculture

Hebron Acres wrote 5 months ago: By Dan Grubbs I’ve been hard on farmers who practice industrial agriculture. I see them as factory m … more →

Tags: Agriculture, farming, Farmer, Food, GMO, organic, water, Soil, Pesticides

Spotlight on The Land Institute

AGua wrote 5 months ago: Ever wonder what the world would be like if our staple crops were perennials rather than annuals?  W … more →

Tags: Cool Science, Resources, Agriculture heroes!, sustainability, Wendell Berry, Perennial Crops, wes jackson

Dust Storm

carsoncenter wrote 6 months ago: Post by Donald Worster On October 19 the American media excitedly reported “a massive dust storm” bl … more →

Tags: environmental history, Donald Worster, dust bowl, Drought, john weaver, Grasslands

on the prairie with wes jackson, the land institute, david orr, and wendell berry

kim wrote 7 months ago: click here i would like to go next year. the land institute … more →

Tags: Author, unschooling, New York Times, Wendell Berry, wes jackson

A poem offered today by Dan

Hebron Acres wrote 7 months ago: Hi.  Dan here.  I wanted to share a poem with readers of our blog.  I’m not sure why this seem … more →

Tags: permaculture, Poem, Jim Morrison, verse, prairie festival

Prairie Festival confirms choice to live on our own land2 comments

Hebron Acres wrote 7 months ago: We’re back from the 34th annual Prairie Festival in Salina, Kan., hosted by The Land Institute.  Thi … more →

Tags: Agriculture, farming, Food, GMO, organic, permaculture, herbicides, Wendell Berry, wes jackson

A 50-year Farm Bill

Hebron Acres wrote 9 months ago: If you know anything about us, then you’d know our first ‘real’ posting to our new … more →

Tags: farming, Farmer, GMO, sustainable, organic, permaculture, water, Soil, Pesticides

We're back!

Hebron Acres wrote 9 months ago: I won’t go into why or how our last blog disappeared because sometimes it’s better to si … more →

Tags: Agriculture, farming, Farmer, Garden, churchyard, Food, GMO, sustainable, organic

Visiting Wendell and Tanya Berry, Part 2

zacswann wrote 1 year ago: I will continue my retelling of the visit, but first a word or two on meeting Wendell Berry himself: … more →

Tags: Storytelling, Music, Growing food, Wendell Berry, Agriculture, Food, avocado

Visiting Wendell and Tanya Berry, Part 1

zacswann wrote 1 year ago: I drove from Nashville to Cincinnati today, and on the way I stopped to meet the author Wendell Berr … more →

Tags: Storytelling, Music, Growing food, Market, Wendell Berry, Kentucky, Traffic, river, Sheep

Jackson's "Nature as Measure"

mariavdm wrote 1 year ago: I am in the middle of reading Wes Jackson’s book Nature as Measure, a collection of several of … more →

Tags: Innovative Sustainability Solutions, Central America, Sustainable Development, wes jackson, Community Development, simplicity, Values, Alternative Agriculture, Ecosystems

Biofortification and cassava in Nigeria

mariavdm wrote 1 year ago: [click here to link to the original article at ONE.org] The International Institute of Tropical Agri … more →

Tags: International Issues and Innovations, Food Security, Native Crops, Africa, Sustainable Development, poverty, Alternative Agriculture, Cassava, Nigeria

Wendell for Wednesday

sara wrote 1 year ago: The excerpt below is from a recent interview with Mr. Berry from Dissent Magazine. I, of course, rec … more →

Tags: Wendell for Wednesday, Wendell Berry, wes jackson, Butler University Woods Lecture Series

Perennial Wheat Grass: Saving the World One Crop at a Time

mariavdm wrote 1 year ago: Last September, one of the reasons I decided to start blogging and learning more about my own role i … more →

Tags: Innovative Sustainability Solutions, Food Security, Native Crops, Sustainable Development, Perennial Crops, wes jackson

The Land Institute

mllamoreux wrote 1 year ago: http://www.LandInstitute.org … more →

Tags: Reviews and Guest Editorials

I've been dreaming of this moment for three years!

costrike wrote 1 year ago: I spent the weekend at the Prairie Festival hosted by the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas.  While t … more →

Tags: climate change, Economy, sustainability, brian donahue, Kamyar Enshayan, lisa grossman, Richard Heinberg, wes jackson, Naomi Klein

"What if farming for profit really isn't possible?" -- Gene Logsdon4 comments

thebovine wrote 1 year ago: From Gene Logsdon at the Land Institute: Gene Logsdon, of the Prairie Writers' Circle After 70 … more →

Tags: News, Economics, farming, Gene Logsdon

The Cherished and Inspiring Last Weekend of September1 comment

pathoerth wrote 1 year ago: With friends last year at The Land Institute’s Prairie Festival Critical, in learning to live … more →

Tags: sustainability, photos, Oklahoma, Ecospirituality, Books, Ecology, Turtle Rock Farm, Community, Prairie


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