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@DanBarber says similar "the best kind of farming could not be reduced to a set of rules" quoting SA founder, Eve Balfour in The Third Plate`The farming that produces the kind of food we really want to eat, she believed, depends “on the attitude of the farmer"' (1 of 3) https://twitter.com/pipersfarm/status/1303724860485644289
Barber says "It’s hard to label these farmers, because it’s hard to label an attitude... When King Lear asks the blind Gloucester how he sees the world, Shakespeare has him say, “I see it feelingly"'. @vickihird also makes a good point: #regenag will get coopted. But is criticism
of @GeneralMills valid? @whiteoakpasture is a useful experiment. And what do we want? Big ag isn't going away overnight. Surely it's better if we see some good practice developing. I've found @Ethan_Soloviev lineages of #regenag helpful http://shorturl.at/GMQ36 . Around us it's
culturally 'permaculture / regrarians'. I find it useful from a `how to engage' pov, because those lineages are culturally different. And that's the key point - culture; culture often gets missed out when we think and talk about food. I love the @pipersfarm article because it
articulates their culture so clearly. We could make some real headway by focusing more on what culture we're nurturing. Getting mired in a row about organic v regen ag less useful in my view. We've got polemics everywhere and I don't know about anyone else but the constant
conflict in the face of climate breakdown is weary making. Let's find ways to be clear, yes, but let's also find ways to bridge divides. Interested in others views on this (+ not just the farming folk @Neal_Compass) @FFC_Commission @suepritch @jonjalex @FoodEthicsNews
Does this answer lie somewhere in a #newlandethic? "That Land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics... A Land Ethic, then, reflects the existence of an ecological conscience and this in turn reflects
... a conviction of individual responsibility for the health of the land", Aldo Leopold (also quoted by @DanBarber in The Third Plate).
