AgriCulture: No Kumbaya for Sophie

June 11, 2024 00:07:11
AgriCulture: No Kumbaya for Sophie
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AgriCulture: No Kumbaya for Sophie

Jun 11 2024 | 00:07:11

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 TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin June 10, 2024Sophie, font of wisdom, Photo by Mark ScherzerNo Kumbaya for SophieHi all, Mark here.Thanks to farming, I’ve largely abandoned the illusion that human society is somehow separate from the natural world. I’m comfortable acknowledging that I am not “managing” nature but instead I am just another cog in a “larger ecosystem… built upon predation and death,” as observed in an acute missive to the New Yorker about animal welfare. The entire world is just an energy exchange where pretty much every creature eats others and is eventually also eaten.That letter to the editor echoed my... Read More ›

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