Industrial farming is, unfortunately, the only way to feed 7.7+ billion humans (which continues to expand). Farming is increasingly becoming a non-viable life style for most of us. I live on an island that combines small, organic farms and lots of retirees who want to be a part of the community. We were once the bread (fruit) basket of the western part of the state and many traditions from the past still are alive here (including a farm that is tilled by draft horses). The community promote and foster the small farms but this can only be sustained with a lower population. This archipelago remained important until the Grand Coulee Dam went online and provided irrigation for the drier parts of the state. This is when large-scale, industrialized farms took off and which supplied food for the large number of workers coming here to be a part of the war effort. Again, excellent ideas but impractical given the huge and encreasing demand.

The native Americans had a practice known as the Three sisters. Find planting that were symbiotic which turned out to be mainly corn, beans and squash.
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Interesting, ...and important. She almost lost me with her narration of her childhood illusion told as if the hedges literally and with intent moved to enclose her in a field. I thought " here we go, Linda Evens, cue the Yanni music and break out the meditation crystals for the drum circle." I don't speak that new age hallucination language. But her observations on corporate forming were important. I need to read more to understand how what she proposes differs from sustainability living, in practice.

Sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out. The way things are going I'm becoming concerned about another 'dust bowl'. Among other things.

Interesting concept! I'm sure there are situations where her concepts are applicable. Such as commercial farming or commercial horticulture. Those are situations where those concepts are simply not practical due to the results or timelines we require.