[Oe List ...] ONE OF THE 10 BEST IDEAS !!

[William Salmon]

When you are coming back to Salina to the Land Institute we'll make arrangements to put of several. Our basement can sleep 6 and the trailer 2 regular and 2 small. More than that can sleep on the floor, lounge, etc. 
    Bill and Beverly 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David & Lin Zahrt 
  To: Dialogue ICA ; Order Ecumenical 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:56 PM
  Subject: [Oe List ...] ONE OF THE 10 BEST IDEAS !!


  Lin and I attended the Land Institute's Prairie Festival the last weekend in Sep 08. Many thanks to the Salmon's who hosted us.
  Wes premiered his 50 year plan complete with a giant timeline up on the wall of the hayshed. 
  As you can see from the text one of his opening remarks was, "Its not about oil--its about soil!" 
  Barbara Kingsolver, and her husband Steve also made a presentation of ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE (a book you ought to read, or listen to).
  It was a marvelous occasion. 
  We'll have to see if we can get a carpool from Iowa to go next year.


  David


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  New York Times Op-Ed, Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson


  A 50-Year Farm Bill
  Wendell Berry & Wes Jackson
  January 5, 2009
  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05berry.html?ref=opinion


  Please see Monday’s New York Times for the Op-Ed piece by Berry &
  Jackson on their proposal for a 50-year farm bill.


  Frustrated about the exploitative nature of five-year farm bills, and
  thinking we need a long-term vision for our agriculture in the 50-year
  time frame as a minimum, we convened a group to discuss the issue
  among those who have been working in the trenches on farm policy.


  We carried that discussion to smaller groups from coast to coast to
  assemble information and support.


  We are challenging national policymakers to set a 50-year goal for how
  agriculture should look—to be resilient and sustainable.


  The 5-year farm bills during that period would be mileposts of progress
  toward that goal. Our summary appeared with a related article by David
  Orr in Conservation Biology (Vol. 22, No. 6, 2008).


  We are seeking attention to our report by the transition team for the
  Obama administration.


  See the op-ed section:  www.nytimes.com for January 5, 2009.




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