… make it Kevin Carson’s takedown of the standard narrative of the Green Revolution. I talk about this issue a little bit in my AmCon piece, and it also comes up in the Dreher-Pollan interview, but Carson lays out a very strong case for the possibility of a productive and, well, sustainable agricultural sustainability. I can only wish I were as well-informed and able to talk about the nitty-gritty issues as he is.
P.S. My apologies, AOTP folks, for all the trackbacks today. It’s not my fault that your blog’s the best.
Filed under: agriculture, science/tech
Thanks for all the links, John–and thanks for recognizing the excellence of AOTP.
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