Fwd: [permaculture] Gatherng of the Agrarian Elders
joao pedro goncalves
"These esteemed men and women have demonstrated that small organic farms can feed the world in sustainable perpetuity better than corporate industrial agriculture.
During their time at both gatherings, they discussed specific techniques used on their farms, many quite economically successful, to increase biodiversity, soil fertility, and organic matter, while conserving water and fossil fuels.
Despite many cumulative awards and wide recognition, these farmers share humility, agreeing that humans are just scratching the surface in our understanding of farming with nature’s complex systems.
They acknowledge weaknesses, including a desire to move completely away from tillage and fossil fuels. All agreed that the way to continue to improve comes from collaboration, a sharing of ideas and scientific research that is transparent, open-sourced, holistic, and supportive of organic practices.
Both meetings have gone beyond the practical “how to” of organic farming, into more theoretical discussions. They confronted each other with important questions: Are we going to make a long-term difference? What is our role in carbon mitigation, social justice, and articulating the links between genetic modification technologies, dwindling genetic diversity, and food sovereignty? How do we balance our ideals with the economic constraints of making a living?
Against the odds, the Elders do have hope for the future. They especially see that hope in the next generation of educated and motivated young farmers who have continued to inspire consumers to join them in a larger “food justice movement.”
Gathering of the Agrarian Elders
http://www.cornucopia.org/2016/07/gathering-agrarian-elders/
They are concerned about the direction organic ag is taking
http://www.cornucopia.org/2016/05/agrarian-elders-alarmed-direction-organic-agriculture-share-concerns-nosb/
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