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GTN Colleagues:

The MARCH DISCUSSION will focus on a key dimension of transition: the
future of agriculture. I am pleased to kick it off by sharing with you
Frances Moore Lapp=C3=A9=E2=80=99s GTI essay, =E2=80=9CFarming for a Small =
Planet: Agroecology
Now.=E2=80=9D Please access it at
www.greattransition.org/publication/farming-for-a-small-planet.

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 points to a better way of
farming. The essay sharply critiques the system design and dire
consequences of industrial agriculture, and finds hope in the alternative
agroecological model now gaining traction. This debate about farming
systems defines a critical field of struggle for the larger Great
Transition movement.

The essay touches on many key questions: Is the industrial model doomed?
Can ecological farming meet the nutrition needs of a large and growing
world population? What=E2=80=99s the scope for change within the reigning p=
olitical
economy? What are the implications for development in poor countries?

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 comment on
the essay and the issues it raises. The rest of us will have questions to
ask and connections to make. Remember, both expansive and brief comments
are appreciated.

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
Jackson and a review by Randy Hayes, both long-time leaders of the effort
to forge a society in harmony with the land.

Looking forward,
Paul Raskin
GTI Director

GTI=E2=80=99S PUBLICATION CYCLE:
ODD-NUMBERED months are for discussions of new essays or viewpoints for GTN
eyes only. EVEN-NUMBERED months are for publication and distribution of the
piece. You will receive discussion comments by email. You can also access
them on-line at www.greattransition.org/forum/gti-forum, where you will
find, as well, an archive of previous discussions.

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