{"product_id":"nature-as-measure-the-selected-essays-of-wes-jackson-9781582437002","title":"Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential and timely collection of wise and compelling essays from one of the longtime leaders of the sustainable agriculture movement in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wes Jackson, \"a well-known and admired advocate for sustainability especially as it relates to agriculture, has the rare ability to transform his convictions into captivating prose . . . Jackson's thoughts are still as significant and profound as they were nearly 20 years ago\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and can teach us many things about the land, soil, and conservation, but what most resonates is this: The ecosphere is self-regulating, and as often as we attempt to understand it, we are not its builders, and our manuals will often be faulty. The only responsible way to learn the nuances of the land is to study the soil and vegetation in their natural state and pass this knowledge on to future generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] small book rich in ideas\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review), \u003ci\u003eNature as Measure\u003c\/i\u003e collects Jackson's essays from \u003ci\u003eAltars of Unhewn Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBecoming Native to This Place\u003c\/i\u003e, presenting ideas of land conservation and education that are written from the point of view of a man who has practiced what he's preached and proven that it is possible to partially restore much of the land that we've ravaged. Wes Jackson lays the foundation for a new farming economy, grounded in nature's principles and located in dying small towns and rural communities. Exploding the tenets of industrial agriculture, Jackson seeks to integrate food production with nature in a way that sustains both. His longtime friend Wendell Berry provides an informative, contextual Introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"For those concerned about what will be left and how many billion will be starving in twenty years, this is a must read.\" --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A good introduction to a thinker whose ideas on agriculture are radical both in their technical approach to food production as well as in terms of the economic, social, and cultural context within which it is practiced.\" --Review of Radical Political Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582437002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 249\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wes Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067699101877,"sku":"9781582437002","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f33c4c6f-0e55-47f5-8614-b337aea02e3d.jpg?v=1690863386","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nature-as-measure-the-selected-essays-of-wes-jackson-9781582437002","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}