Resilient Agriculture

Carefully addresses the major issues facing us in agriculture, and brilliantly argues that it isn't some vague notion of technology that will show us the way forward but people working together and carefully stewarding the land. This is both an old and a novel approach, and it's exactly what's needed. - Mark Bittman, author, Animal, Vegetable, Junk and How to Cook Everything Everyone who works a food-related job, or who just cares about what and whether our children and grandchildren will eat, should acquaint themselves with this path-breaking, delightfully informative book. - Richard Heinberg, senior fellow, Post Carbon Institute, author, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival Whether you are just stepping onto the resilience thinking footpath to those of us that are well-versed in projected climate change impacts to our food and fiber systems, Resilient Agriculture offers guideposts to encourage our individual and collective journeys towards a hopeful agriculture production vision that leaves no one behind. - Michelle Lovejoy, Landscapes Resilience, Environmental Defense Fund Wonderfully concise, practical, and beautifully written compendium of how to deal with climate change's impacts on agriculture. This book should be on the shelf of every farmer in America and abroad. - Dr. Sally Goerner, research director, Edinburgh University's Planetary Health Lab Provides the conceptual guidebook and strategic road map for navigating through the perils of climate instability in the quest for economic viability and long-run food security. - John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri Gifts us practical insights and plenty of examples of how we can reshape our food system from being depleting to one that is resilient and regenerative. Thank-you Laura for your practical guidance and inspiration. - Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., Founder and President, Global Footprint Network, co-author Ecological Footprint Mixing specific stories from current farmers with theory and analysis, Lengnick lays out a path for systemic, practical, and realistic transformation. - Peter H. Lehner, managing attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming, Earthjustice, and co-author, Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture. A brilliant, hopeful book and a call to action. - Marianne Landzettel, journalist and author, Regenerative Agriculture: Farming with Benefits