"Agroecology squarely addresses “footprint” and extractionism, turning things full circle. It changes the paradigm of rural humanity. It transitions resident agrarian populations into a vital ecological asset to a diverse community of life and natural processes of which they are prime benefactors. In that sense agroecology drives “re-wilding” and society’s reconnection to nature that is,… Continue reading Powerful Innovations Changing the Rules of Agrarianism

Empowerment is as much about the vision, and the faith that that it is worth doing as about the actual ability. In fact, without faith and vision, ability remains under lock and key. To empower is first and last to inspire. Only in the middle is facilitation and even there the inspiration must flow. What… Continue reading Empowerment begins with Inspiration

"...the first step toward the new paradigm is scientific humility..." Will science save us? Often we are told that nature is science. In fact that is untrue. Math is numbers and a methodology for analysis, interpretation, and prediction. Numbers were created for math as a methodology and numbers are math. Nature was here before science,… Continue reading The first step toward the new paradigm is scientific humility

Brainstorm of the day: Jan. 22, 2016 WildCommons, Beneficial Empowerment, Poverty...  WildCommons / Blog Wild…land connected, indigenous, agrarian, or of such a mindset or intention Commons... Both the collective asset and the collective ecological responsibilities… Every type of non-parasitic creature from the tiniest microbe to the whale or elephant has a relevant and rightful collective commons that… Continue reading WildCommons, Beneficial Empowerment, Poverty

Note: a short intro to the concept can be found HERE Understanding Agroecology: What it is, isn’t, and what it brings to the table INTRO: The broad angle of Agroecology Agroecology is a scientific paradigm shift. It is the exit from the predominance of a synthetic and partial reality that subtly deceives the hard sciences and subsequent… Continue reading Understanding Agroecology (pro/academic version)

The broad angle of Agroecology Agroecology is a scientific paradigm shift. It is the exit from the predominance of a synthetic and partial reality that softly and quietly deceives the hard sciences and subsequent policy. Chemistry, biology, ecology, physics, geology, agronomy, environmental science, and industrialization create inevitable silos of knowledge and perceptions that cloud human… Continue reading Agroecology: Our Collective Future (First Version Targeted to the scientific audience in the field)

Don’t ask why I filled the propane bottle at midnight to supply the breakfast cooking for the morning. It was my chance to gaze up and see the stars and moon move. No, it was with a little concentration and rational thought, the clouds that actually moved. Suddenly the moon was bright and in high… Continue reading Midnight Musings of the Farmer and Scientist of Fertile Valley

Note: more detail on the topic can be found HERE Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. ~ Wikipedia Agriculture the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying… Continue reading Agroecology for a Symbiotic Future

Be resilient and don't be broken. If you are broken repair and get up on your bold and courageous horse and ride. Now more than any time in history broken people won't cut the mustard. We need brave, inquisitive, industrious, adventurous, resilient, playful souls to live artfully and purposefully. We must now claim the primordial… Continue reading The Imperative of our time