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The Paradox of Agriculture
From: Emergent Agriculture
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The paradox of agriculture. Our image of what we want farming to be and the reality of what it has become. The words unsustainable, dangerous, inhumane, dehumanizing, and toxic are barely adequate to describe that reality. Agriculture is an American Jekyll and Hyde, and to the 99 percent of Americans who are not farmers, whose contact with agriculture is at the supermarket meat counter and produce section, there is no easy way to distinguish Jekyll from Hyde.
Contributors
Gary S. Kleppel
Gary Kleppel is a professor of Biology at the State University of New York at Albany where he focuses on sustainable agriculture, conservation-based grazing, and the ecology of human-dominated landscapes. He and his wife Pam are owners of Longfield Farm, where they produce grass-fed lamb, wool, free-range chickens and eggs, and artisanal breads. As part of the farm's educational mission, the Kleppels demonstrate sustainable farming practices and the importance of including ethics in food production to more than 100 visitors annually.
