Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher (Culture of the Land) - Hardcover

Kirschenmann, Frederick L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813125782 ISBN 13: 9780813125787

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, 2010

Synopsis

Cultivating an Ecological Conscience Theologian, academic, and third-generation organic farmer Frederick L. Kirschenmann is a celebrated agricultural thinker. In the last thirty years he has tirelessly promoted the principles of sustainability and has become a legend in his own right.Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher documents Kirschenmann's evolution and his lifelong contributions to the new agra... Full description

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"Frederick L. Kirschenmann was named as one of ten recipients of the inaugural James Beard Foundation Leadership Award in 2011." --

"There's almost nobody in America more entitled to write about farming than Fred Kirschenmann. We're past the moment when agriculture was something we could forget about -- in a warming world, there's no more crucial topic, and here's the short course in how to think about it!" -- Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

"Fred Kirschenmann's life and thought lie in the fertile and practical intersection of theology, farming, and science. He is a practitioner, thinker, and visionary of extraordinary power. This collection is immensely valuable as a collection of his writings, but even more so as a portrait of the possible union of ethics and agriculture as the foundation for a durable relation to the land." -- David W. Orr, author of Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect

"Describes food production as part of resurrection process, with death providing life a natural and theologically necessary part of creation's existence." -- Land Stewardship Letter

"In a unique blend of personal history, philosophical discourse, spiritual ruminations, and practical advice, Kirschenmann interweaves his insights with discussion of contemporary agrarian topics." -- University of Chicago Magazine

"More than a collection of writing that spans over three decades, this book is a treasure that should reside on a nerby shelf for ready reference for any person concerned about the future of food and the environment." -- Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

"[Writing of] the material world... technical ag fixes.... [and] the potentials of urban agriculture...seems doubtful we've heard the last of Fred." -- Wapsipinicon Almanac

"Cultivating an Ecological Conscience is an absolutely essential read for all those unfamiliar with the direction of cutting edge agriculture and a positively uplifting read for all those who are already there and seeking ways to connect environmental concepts with the production of food in the twenty-first century." -- Energy Bulletin

"Sprawling and magisterial, Frederick L. Kirschenmann's collection of essays... expresses an erudition that encompasses reflections on everything from the philosophical implications of castrating calves, to the unseen ecological threats of integrating biotechnology into the process of food production, to seriously considering the role of marketing for the small-time organic farmer." -- Tom Jacobs, New York Institute of Technology,

"With beautiful language, a gentle tone yet strong voice is cultivated in the book that reawakens the senses and embodies the tasks Kirschenmann sets for the reader." -- Li An Phoa, Environmental Ethics

About the Author

Frederick L. Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture in Ames, Iowa, and president of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture at Pocantico Hills, New York, has published articles in many books including Farm Aid; A Song For America and Sustainable Agroecosystem Management. He lives in Ames, Iowa. Constance L. Falk, professor of agricultural economics and agricultural business at New Mexico State University, has been published in the Journal of Food Distribution Research, HortTechnology, and the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. She lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0813125782
• ISBN 13: 9780813125787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Falk Constance L.