Deep Agroecology: Farms, Food, and Our Future
by Steven McFadden
Farms and food are foundational for civilization. Right now our civilization is undergoing massive upheaval.
The ways we eat and the ways we farm will determine the destiny of life on Earth.
In our tumultuous era of climate change, political unrest, and environmental collapse, Deep Agroecology offers a vision of a healthy, just world.
With beauty and factual urgency, Deep Agroecology shows why ecological farming is the way to human and planetary health, and general spiritual advancement.
In this inspiring book, author Steven McFadden gathers together a chorus of voices — from native elders, farmers, and physicists to activists and philosophers — to sound the call for sustainable, spiritually intelligent agriculture.
Humanity’s next evolutionary step depends on it.
“Inspirit yourself
… then care actively for the Earth.”
The National Indie Excellence Awards named Deep Agroecology the winner in the Environmental category and also as a finalist in the Green Living category.
Learn more about author Steven McFadden here.
View the book’s fact sheet here.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1 Right Names
Chapter 2 Industrial Farms and Food
Chapter 3 Elements of Agroecology
Chapter 4 Webs of Light and Life
Chapter 5 Elements of Deep Agroecology
Chapter 6 This Is the Holy Land
Chapter 7 Tierra Viva
Chapter 8 What Are Farms For?
Some reviews of Deep Agroecology
“Thank you, Steven McFadden, for rich and moving clarity, as you weave for us the many threads of ‘deep agroecology.’ The vision you capture is not a choice, for in this dire moment for our Earth, it is life’s only possibility forward.”
— FRANCES MOORE LAPPE, author of Diet for a Small Planet and cofounder of Food First and the Small Planet Institute
“Deep Agroecology is an engaging encyclopedia of why ecological farming is the roadmap to human and planetary health. McFadden challenges us to work within the interconnectedness of all life. Concepts as far ranging as modern physics, microbiology, spirituality, and social networks are woven together, leaving the reader with a new world view. A must-read for students of the good food movement.”
— LINLEY DIXON, PhD, Associate Director, The Real Organic Project
“Steven McFadden uses the words of farmers, scientists, philosophers, and indigenous elders to convey a deeper concept of agroecology that cannot be coopted by corporate agribusiness…The future of humanity depends on our heeding the wisdom of deep agroecology.”
— JOHN IKERD, agricultural economist and author of Crisis and Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture.
“First of all, let me just say that it is such a pleasure to read your writing, and I cannot say that about many people. You actually know how to write, which in truth means to pour spirit and meaning into earthly language. Everything I read was beautiful and felt true…This book is a little gem and very much needed right now.”
— ROBERT KARP, former director of Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Biodynamic Association
“Your many ideas are like lovely jewels, strung together.”
— ALICE BENNET-GROH, Temple-Wilton Community Farm
“A transformation of agriculture practices is essential for a sustainable future. In this well researched book Steven McFadden provides compelling information that is required reading for those invested in a better future for the planet and humanity.”
— JOHN THOMPSON, eco-psychologist and founder of The Nature Code
“Steven McFadden, in his Deep Agroecology: Farms, Food and Our Future, beckons the reader to wake up to the cries of our wounded planet and our suffering farms. If we cannot heal our farms, our civilization has no future. Steven offers a way forward, by blending indigenous agrarian wisdom with contemporary tools of sustainability. Deep Agroecoology implores us to put into action our love for the planet.”
— JOHN PETERSON, author of The Real Dirt on Farmer John
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