{"product_id":"a-small-farm-future-making-the-case-for-a-society-built-around-local-economies-self-provisioning-agricultural-diversity-and-a-shared-ear-9781603589024","title":"A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Ear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA modern classic of the new agrarianism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction.\"--Vandana Shiva\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Every young person should read this book.\"--Richard Heinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organizing society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation--and will yield humanity's best chance at survival.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, \u003cem\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/em\u003e analyses the complex forces that make societal change inevitable; explains how low-carbon, locally self-reliant agrarian communities can empower us to successfully confront these changes head on; and explores the pathways for delivering this vision politically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, \u003cem\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/em\u003e offers rigorous original analysis of wicked problems and hidden opportunities in a way that illuminates the path toward functional local economies, effective self-provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, \u003cem\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/em\u003e is a refreshing, new outlook on a way forward for society--and a vital resource for activists, students, policy makers, and anyone looking to enact change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmaje, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChris Smaje has coworked a small farm in Somerset, southwest England, for the last 17 years. Previously, he was a university-based social scientist, working in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey and the Department of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College on aspects of social policy, social identities and the environment. Since switching focus to the practice and politics of agroecology, he's written for various publications, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Land\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDark Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePermaculture \u003c\/em\u003emagazine and Statistics Views, as well as academic journals such as \u003cem\u003eAgroecology \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSustainable Food Systems \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Consumer Culture\u003c\/em\u003e. Smaje writes the blog Small Farm Future, is a featured author at www.resilience.org and a current director of the Ecological Land Co-op.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620499230994,"sku":"9781603589024","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d552c58f-9057-44a3-9287-d85bb83e7bc7.jpg?v=1732567864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-small-farm-future-making-the-case-for-a-society-built-around-local-economies-self-provisioning-agricultural-diversity-and-a-shared-ear-9781603589024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}