Farming with the Wild - Softcover

Imhoff, Daniel; Imhoff, Dan; Carra, Roberto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578050928 ISBN 13: 9781578050925

Publisher: Sierra Club Books, 2003

Synopsis

Though it is not widely recognized, modern industrial agriculture, which now affects more than two-thirds of the land in the lower forty-eight states, plays a major role in the rampant decline in biodiversity in the United States. Habitat destruction and fragmentation, displacement of native species and the introduction of exotic species, persecution of predators, and pollution of all kinds are just a few of industrial agriculture's damaging ecological consequences.
Fortunately, a new vision for a more environmentally beneficial and sustainable agriculture is emerging. Such a vision begins with farms that gracefully meld within landscapes, pulsing with a wide range of native species. It combines implementation of landscape-level restoration efforts, natural systems farming research, and the community spirit of farmers markets and local watershed stakeholders.
Presenting an inspiring look at this new conservation-based agriculture, Farming with the Wild offers vivid profiles of more than thirty farms, ranches, and organizations in the United States, together with more than one hundred color photographs. The result is an on-the-ground picture of a new agrarian movement that is slowly sweeping across the nation—a movement that aims to provide healthier food to Americans while restoring healthy ecosystems.

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From the Inside Flap

"Farming with the Wild expresses a beautiful and harmonious new vision for sustainable agriculture. By incorporating the voices of the most important ranchers, farmers, and environmentalists in this country, Dan Imhoff is able to bring together the power and creativity of this emerging movement."--Alice Waters

"An inspiring and very moving book--essential reading for anyone interested in the future of food in the 21st century. It is also a very hopeful book, as Dan Imhoff demonstrates how the terrible wounds of our industrial food system can be healed through a new relationship between agriculture and wilderness conservation. Finally, it is also an eminently practical book, as the many case studies provide a primer on how to skillfully marry the agrarian and wilderness ethics to create a sustainable and more beautiful food future."--Andy Kimbrell, author and editor of Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture

About the Author

Dan Imhoff is the executive director of Watershed Media, a nonprofit communications agency located in Northern California, and a founding member of the Wild Farm Alliance. He and photographer/designer Roberto Carra have collaborated on three previous books: Building with Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood; The SimpleLife Guide to Tree-Free, Recycled and Certified Papers; and Fat Tire: A Celebration of the Mountain Bike.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sierra Club Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1578050928
• ISBN 13: 9781578050925
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176