{"product_id":"a-small-farm-future-chris-smaje-9781603589024","title":"A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Ear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA modern classic of the new agrarianism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction.\"--Vandana Shiva\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Every young person should read this book.\"--Richard Heinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, \u003cem\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, \u003cem\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, \u003cem\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Smaje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603589023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603589024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Chris Smaje","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051094143231,"sku":"9781603589024","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4dfa2967-75d4-4f36-8d97-58241440cf6b.jpg?v=1685011054","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-small-farm-future-chris-smaje-9781603589024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}