Improving Environment By Changing The World : Tree of Knowledge - Tree of Life: Towards an Agriculture of Relationships

Agriculture, or industrial farming, as it is practiced today, may be the single most destructive human activity against the Earth that we currently employ. In response, a movement toward Restorative Farming, that looks to nature for its direction, is gaining momentum. The hunger for organic foods has never been greater. Millions of consumers are creating the demand that supports farm biodiversity and a healthy food supply.  Bio  Joel Salatin is a third-generation authentic food farmer promoting food production that is environmentally sound and economically viable for both producer and consumer. He has authored four books on the food production system. His columns regularly appear in ACRES USA and Stockman Grass Farmer magazines.  Fred Kirschenmann is president of Kirschenmann Family Farms, a 3,500-acre certified organic farm in Windsor, North Dakota, where he also was president (1990-1999) of Farm Verified Organic, a private organic certification agency. He is a leader of the organic/s