A Small Farm Future

Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth

• Author(s): Chris Smaje,
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 1603589031
  ISBN_13: 9781603589031
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Environmental Economics , Social Science / Future Studies , Social Science / Agriculture & Food , Social Science / Human Geography , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Sociology / Rural , Political Science / Political Economy , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture ,

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A modern classic of the new agrarianism

"Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction."—Vandana Shiva

"Every young person should read this book."—Richard Heinberg

In 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.

Drawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, A Small Farm Future 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.

Challenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, A Small Farm Future 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.

Perfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future 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.