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GTN Colleagues:<br>
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The MARCH DISCUSSION will focus on a key dimension of transition: the futur=
e of agriculture. I am pleased to kick it off by sharing with you Frances M=
oore Lapp=C3=A9=E2=80=99s GTI essay, =E2=80=9CFarming for a Small Planet: A=
groecology Now.=E2=80=9D Please access it at <a href=3D"http://www.greattra=
nsition.org/publication/farming-for-a-small-planet" rel=3D"noreferrer" targ=
et=3D"_blank">www.greattransition.org/publication/farming-for-a-small-plane=
t</a>.<br>
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Frankie=E2=80=99s best-selling =E2=80=9CDiet for a Small Planet,=E2=80=9D f=
irst published in 1971, mapped the way to better eating; her new essay poin=
ts to a better way of farming. The essay sharply critiques the system desig=
n and dire consequences of industrial agriculture, and finds hope in the al=
ternative agroecological model now gaining traction. This debate about farm=
ing systems defines a critical field of struggle for the larger Great Trans=
ition movement.<br>
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The essay touches on many key questions: Is the industrial model doomed? Ca=
n ecological farming meet the nutrition needs of a large and growing world =
population? What=E2=80=99s the scope for change within the reigning politic=
al economy? What are the implications for development in poor countries?<br=
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Let=E2=80=99s extend our winning streak of rich, animated discussions! If y=
ou work in this neck of the woods, please draw from your experience to comm=
ent on the essay and the issues it raises. The rest of us will have questio=
ns to ask and connections to make. Remember, both expansive and brief comme=
nts are appreciated.<br>
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Comments are welcome through MARCH 31. Frankie=E2=80=99s essay and selected=
 comments will be published in April, along with an interview with Wes Jack=
son and a review by Randy Hayes, both long-time leaders of the effort to fo=
rge a society in harmony with the land.<br>
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Looking forward,<br>
Paul Raskin<br>
GTI Director<br>
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GTI=E2=80=99S PUBLICATION CYCLE:<br>
ODD-NUMBERED months are for discussions of new essays or viewpoints for GTN=
 eyes only. EVEN-NUMBERED months are for publication and distribution of th=
e piece. You will receive discussion comments by email. You can also access=
 them on-line at <a href=3D"http://www.greattransition.org/forum/gti-forum"=
 rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">www.greattransition.org/forum/gti-for=
um</a>, where you will find, as well, an archive of previous discussions.<b=
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