Comments on: A Lunch with Wes Jackson: Thoughts on Sustainability http://civileats.com/2009/06/03/a-lunch-with-wes-jackson/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 May 2012 16:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Amerigo http://civileats.com/2009/06/03/a-lunch-with-wes-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-3360 Amerigo Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:20:32 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=3877#comment-3360 “Don’t we just need to create self-sustaining systems one small community at a time?” I rosily queried. He turned to me and gave me this answer: “Well, I’m not sure, but it strikes me that that might be escapism.” Not to mention, if we did create self-sustaining communities, we would bring back feudal economies and relegate most of us to serfdom. Or some mad-max ultra libertarian version of it. It is escapism. We cannot escape the global economy, but we do need to figure out how to make it more sustainable. And that's why we need more Wes Jacksons. “Don’t we just need to create self-sustaining systems one small community at a time?” I rosily queried. He turned to me and gave me this answer: “Well, I’m not sure, but it strikes me that that might be escapism.”

Not to mention, if we did create self-sustaining communities, we would bring back feudal economies and relegate most of us to serfdom. Or some mad-max ultra libertarian version of it. It is escapism. We cannot escape the global economy, but we do need to figure out how to make it more sustainable. And that’s why we need more Wes Jacksons.

]]> By: Ed Bruske http://civileats.com/2009/06/03/a-lunch-with-wes-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-3354 Ed Bruske Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:42:18 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=3877#comment-3354 great post. a little realism now and again is a good thing. one of the lasgest CSA farmers in Maryland thinks his soil might be better off if he stopped tilling, dropped his organic moniker and started using some Roundup. makes you think great post. a little realism now and again is a good thing. one of the lasgest CSA farmers in Maryland thinks his soil might be better off if he stopped tilling, dropped his organic moniker and started using some Roundup. makes you think

]]> By: rebecca http://civileats.com/2009/06/03/a-lunch-with-wes-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-3353 rebecca Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:44:59 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=3877#comment-3353 what a great man and institute! what a great man and institute!

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