Questions & Reflections about Sustainable and Organic
Agriculture
At our meetings, we have invited special
guests and local farmers to help facilitate a discussion about sustainable
agriculture, organics, local food and to start to explore our own
philosophies and practices.
This often generates some deep,
impressive questions and reflections. If you have a desire to expand on these
questions, they have been posted as discussion topics on our Google Groups
site (link to the group is on the left).
We will also continue these discussions at future meetings.
"I enjoyed hearing about
how real people farm organically & know they are doing something
productive..."
"How can we share our
vision of what we do as an organization in the most inclusive
way?"
"It was good to hear the
perspectives from people in sustainable agriculture in a personal way like
this. It gave a face to many of the aspects that go into organic farming
instead of it just being a concept from a textbook."
"I really enjoyed
hearing these local sustainable farmers talk about their experiences and
motivations. The potluck was a great idea in general. Maybe in the guture we
could do something similar featuring local produce, or dishes made from local
produce."
"Conservation = our
parachute"
"Beware of the seduction
of positive solutions that look easy"
"Can food security be
solved by local farming?"
“How could we begin to
address small acreage farming within a city?"
"How can we mitigate the
need for land in areas where land is scarce/or too expensive."
"Are there any
organizations that seek to encourage sustainable agriculture practices in
foreign countries by sending people to educate?"
