{"product_id":"call-of-the-reed-warbler-a-new-agriculture-a-new-earth-9781603588133","title":"Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, a New Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Charles Massy has written a definitive masterpiece that takes its place along with the writings of Aldo Leopold, Wendell Berry, Masanobu Fukuoka, Humberto Maturana, and Michael Pollan. No work has more brilliantly defined regenerative agriculture and the breadth of its restorative impact upon human health, biodiversity, climate, and ecological intelligence.\" --Paul Hawken\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCall of the Reed Warbler\u003c\/em\u003e, Charles Massy explores regenerative agriculture and the vital connection between our soil and our health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is the story of how a grassroots revolution--a true underground insurgency--can save the planet, help reduce and reverse climate change, and build healthy people and healthy communities, pivoting significantly on our relationship with growing and consuming food.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing his personal experience as a touchstone--from an unknowing, chemical-using farmer with dead soils to a radical ecologist farmer carefully regenerating a 2000-hectare property to a state of natural health--Massy tells the real story behind industrial agriculture and the global profit-obsessed corporations driving it. With evocative stories, he shows how other innovative and courageous farmers are finding a new way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt stake is not only a revolution in human health and in our communities, but the very survival of the planet. For farmers, backyard gardeners, food buyers, health workers, policy makers, and public leaders alike, \u003cem\u003eCall of the Reed Warbler\u003c\/em\u003e offers a tangible path forward and a powerful and moving paean of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's not too late to regenerate the earth. \u003cem\u003eCall of the Reed Warbler\u003c\/em\u003e shows the way forward for the future of our food supply, our planet, and our health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMassy, Charles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCharles Massy gained a Bachelor of Science at Australian National University (ANU) in 1976 before going farming for 35 years and developing the prominent Merino sheep stud \"Severn Park\". Concern at ongoing land degradation and humanity's sustainability challenge led him to return to ANU in 2009 to undertake a PhD in Human Ecology. Charles was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his service as chair and director of a number of research organizations and statutory wool boards. He has also served on national and international review panels in sheep and wool research and development and genomics. Charles has authored several books on the Australian sheep industry, the most recent being the widely acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBreaking the Sheep's Back\u003c\/em\u003e, which was short-listed for the Prime Minister's Australian Literary Awards in Australian History in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiman, Nicolette Hahn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNicolette Hahn Niman served as senior attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance, running their campaign to reform the concentrated production of livestock and poultry. In recent years, she has gained a national reputation as an advocate for sustainable food production and improved farm-animal welfare. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eRighteous Porkchop\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDefending Beef\u003c\/em\u003e, and has written for numerous publications, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e online. She lives on a ranch in Northern California with her husband, Bill Niman, and their two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656571883794,"sku":"9781603588133","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_377f2879-82a9-430f-ab39-23d4588d91d0.jpg?v=1733389625","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/call-of-the-reed-warbler-a-new-agriculture-a-new-earth-9781603588133","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}