Who's Minding the Farm?

Who's Minding the Farm? PDF Author: Patrice Newell
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760144134
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
In an era of rapid climate change, this vital account of how agriculture can address major issues is an Australian story with global ramifications. Patrice is at the frontline of enormous challenges, from water scarcity and land stewardship to food security and the rural-urban divide. The devastation of drought and the crises created by industrial-scale chemically-dependent primary production are discussed and alternatives proposed – along with bold ideas for new sources of energy. Patrice has travelled the world exploring best practice and invested heavily in organic methods on her farm. She believes we can produce enough good food to feed the world without further environmental wreckage or loss of bio-diversity. With glimpses of the individuals who make working the farm so rewarding, Who's Minding the Farm? provides a window into the pains, pleasures and politics of life on the land, and promotes new ways of thinking, no matter where you live. Who’s minding the farm? A shared responsibility for us all.

Who’s Minding the Story?

Who’s Minding the Story? PDF Author: Jeff Seaton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532642474
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Who's Minding the Story? examines the trajectory of the United Church of Canada since its heyday in the mid-1960s. Jeff Seaton argues that the denomination accepted the criticisms leveled at it by proponents of secular theology in the 1960s and made sweeping changes to its practices, its presentation of the Christian story, and its engagement with the world. Seaton argues that these "adjustments," which continue to exert strong influence in the denomination today--as witnessed in the approaches of influential contemporary United Church leaders John Pentland and Gretta Vosper--have seriously weakened the United Church's Christian identity and contributed to its decline. Engaging the work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor in his magisterial volume A Secular Age, Seaton questions the assumptions that undergird secular theology. The book concludes with an invitation to the United Church to make a course correction by reengaging with the Christian tradition while maintaining its commitment to social justice, in a formulation Seaton names "progressive orthodoxy."

Who's Minding the Kids

Who's Minding the Kids PDF Author: Lynne W. Casper
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788108670
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 71

Book Description

Who's Minding the Kids?

Who's Minding the Kids? PDF Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child care
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description

Networking the Farm

Networking the Farm PDF Author: Randy Ziegenhorn
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429840012
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Published in 1999, this book presents the results of an ethnographic study of the emergence of co-operative production networks among hog farm workers in Iowa. In it the author assesses both the internal organizational requirements for the successful network formation and the potential for networks to give farmers a competitive edge in the swine industry. Departing from the traditional emphasis on individual decision making in agricultural economies and economic anthropology, this book emphasizes instead the institutional setting in which such networks are formed. The author argues that networks succeed when they are closely tied to and reflective of local social structure. Those networks that attempt to employ a master plan designed by experts often fail. Although many succesful networks exist, networking has yet to achieve the economic clout enjoyed by large scale corporate swine producers. The author describes the availability of credit for new swine production ventures in Iowa and shows the extent to which large scale producers have developed network-like connections with banks, packers, and contract producers.

Who is Minding the Federal Estate?

Who is Minding the Federal Estate? PDF Author: Holly Lippke Fretwell
Publisher: Political Economic Forum
ISBN: 9780739131022
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Who Is Minding the Federal Estate? takes the reader on a tour of America's public lands from their history to their current state. Looking from the inside-out and the outside-in, this book helps those interested in conservation and environmental protection gain an understanding of the logic behind public land management. The author invites the reader to be daring and innovative, opening a box of new tools for potential reform that would advance public land stewardship.
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