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[Livingontheland] The thread on which civilization hangs 4
- From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: [Livingontheland] The thread on which civilization hangs 4
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:31:26 -0600
The thread on which civilization hangs 4
http://www.grist.org/article/2009-08-10-soil-thread-civilization-hangs/
10 Aug 2009
Number one is that it [industrial agriculture] destroys soil. Absolutely and
completely. The soil is the only thread upon which civilization can exist,
and its such a narrow strip around the globe if a person could ever realize
that our existence depends on literally inches of active aerobic microbial
life on terra firma, we might begin to appreciate the ecological umbilical to
which we are all still attached. The food industry, Im convinced, actually
believes we dont need soil to live. That we are more clever than that.
Virginia farmer Joel Salatin, in an interview with Makenna Goodman for
Treehugger
- [Livingontheland] The thread on which civilization hangs 4, Tradingpost, 08/25/2009
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