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 Stories About: ag policy AND ag subsidies AND agriculture AND food AND gardening AND green space AND placemaking
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Who is a farmer?
Linguistic insights into agriculture |
Sharon Astyk |
23 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| One of the problems people have discussing sustainable agriculture is the question of language. I was trained originally in English literature and hold as an article of faith that language matters -- deeply. That is, I believe that we can only come to an honest vision for the future with a shared language that accurately describes our world. Agriculture is in the news, obviously -- and the future of farming is a big question. But we keep running up against the ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, food, gardening, green space, placemaking (all these topics) |
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