http://civileats.com/2009/06/26/the-flexible-beauty-of-farming-for-the-future/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://civileats.com/2009/06/26/the-flexible-beauty-of-farming-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3539 Amerigo Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:06:37 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4127#comment-3539 Just beacuse it's old, doesn't mean it's good; just because it's new, doesn't mean it's better.... Just beacuse it’s old, doesn’t mean it’s good; just because it’s new, doesn’t mean it’s better….

]]> http://civileats.com/2009/06/26/the-flexible-beauty-of-farming-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3526 goodhoot » Blog Archive » The Sunday Paper: This Week’s Best Links Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:19:20 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4127#comment-3526 [...] MK Wyle dispells the myth that the only farmers dedicated to sustainable practices are Birkenstock-wearing technophobes. [...] [...] MK Wyle dispells the myth that the only farmers dedicated to sustainable practices are Birkenstock-wearing technophobes. [...]

]]> http://civileats.com/2009/06/26/the-flexible-beauty-of-farming-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3523 sendacow Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:54:19 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4127#comment-3523 Brilliant stuff! I definitely think sustainability is the way forward! You may be interested in the work of Send a Cow -http://www.sendacow.org.uk/ourwork - We work with rural community groups in nine countries in Africa, providing small-scale farmers with the skills and means to feed their families and earn an income. It's all about helping to develop sustainable farming methods! Brilliant stuff! I definitely think sustainability is the way forward! You may be interested in the work of Send a Cow -http://www.sendacow.org.uk/ourwork – We work with rural community groups in nine countries in Africa, providing small-scale farmers with the skills and means to feed their families and earn an income. It’s all about helping to develop sustainable farming methods!

]]> http://civileats.com/2009/06/26/the-flexible-beauty-of-farming-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3522 Gleaning the Green 6.26.09 | Twilight Earth Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:52:57 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4127#comment-3522 [...] The Flexible Beauty of Farming for the Future: “Choosing to farm sustainably is not a call to forsake technology, lower your productivity, and mortify your flesh. Far from “returning to the 19th century” (the straw man that some critics love to first erect and then tear down), contemporary sustainable farming methods are rooted in a careful balancing of the old and the new. In other words, we will no more blindly accept tradition than we will heedlessly race after the newest fad, simply because a someone swears that the latest model will solve all your problems and wash the dishes too.” [...] [...] The Flexible Beauty of Farming for the Future: “Choosing to farm sustainably is not a call to forsake technology, lower your productivity, and mortify your flesh. Far from “returning to the 19th century” (the straw man that some critics love to first erect and then tear down), contemporary sustainable farming methods are rooted in a careful balancing of the old and the new. In other words, we will no more blindly accept tradition than we will heedlessly race after the newest fad, simply because a someone swears that the latest model will solve all your problems and wash the dishes too.” [...]

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