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ËFarming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture.
The authors draw on case studies, hands-on experience, and research results to explain the applications of a new system of agriculture based on one unifying concept: that farms should mimic the ecosystems in which they exist. They present both theoretical and practical information, including:
- a review of the environmental degradation resulting from current farming practices
- a critical evaluation of the attempts to solve these problems
- a detailed description of the ecosystem perspective and the proposed new agricultural system
- a case study illustrating how this new system could be applied to temperate grain production using perennial seed crops and the prairie as a model
- an examination of the potential savings in energy and water use, as well as potential contributions to ecological experiments and yield analysis work from The Land Institute.
Written in clear, non-technical language, this book will be of great interest to soil and agricultural scientists, academics, policymakers, environmentalists, and other concerned with finding long-range solutions to agricultural problems.
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Table of contents
- ABOUT ISLAND PRESS
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 - Ecological Crises of Modern Agriculture
- 2 - Roots of the Crises
- 3 - An Ecological Perspective on Sustainability
- 4 - A New Agricultural Perspective: The Case for Ecological Agriculture
- 5 - The Feasibility of a Prairielike Agriculture
- 6 - Culturing Sustainability
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
- Index
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