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  • short sighted plant breeding

    Hi,

    have you considered that argiculture is inherently unsustainable?  Check out forest gardens and coppicing to learn about these approaches and how they create habitat while (potentially) producing as much food (nevermind medicines, timber, etc) than a conventional farm, without inputs.  

    Before europeans landed in North America there were forest gardens from the Atlantic to lake Superior (Carolinian).  These were purposefully managed by First Nations people, which brought the habitats to maximum health, allowing the greatest biodiversity and straight out amount of life to flourish.  Ideas from permaculture can help us to further intensify this life to produce for a larger population.  

    peace,
    JoeOn A food-politics writer expresses angst at the obscurity of his topic posted 3 years, 8 months ago 24 Responses