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Farming the Future



New Renaissance is a quartely magazine with a positive approach
towards contemporary problems. In the issue Vol.6, No.2 the theme is
Farming the Future: Ecological Agriculture in the 21st Century.

Youcan find more information about New Renaissance and also Steve
Diver's article on sustainable agriculture from the New Renaissance
web pages at <http://www.kaapeli.fi/~samps/newren/>.

Here's the contents of feature articles of the latest issue:
  
        Farming the Future: Ecological Agriculture in the 21st Century
                                       
   Will the farms of the future be huge tracts managed by faceless
   corporations? Will farm animals be little more than machines in vast
   factories? Despite worrying trends in this direction, several systems
   of cultivation offer the promise of an agriculture which is beneficial
   to humans, animals and the wider ecosystem. Articles in this issue
   include:

     * Towards a Sustainable Agriculture by Steve Diver
       We can produce healthy food for all without destroying the
       environment. A look at the different systems of alternative
       agriculture.
     * Forest Gardens by Robert A de J Hart
       Agroforestry "offers a degree of productivity far in excess of any
       achieved by the most 'advanced' sytems of orthodox horticulture
       and agribusiness."
     * Grow Your Own Home by Kirby Fry
       "Natural building encompasses the ethics of permaculture--care of
       the earth, care of all species, and the return of excess to the
       land."
     * Camphill Communities by Gerrit Impens
       "In the Camphill Communites handicapped people find a home and
       place to take part in meaningful work."
     * Animals in Agriculture by Joanne Bower
       "A better relationship between farmers and animals would increase
       the dignity and well-being of both."
     * The Agrarian Revolution by P.R. Sarkar
       "In a healthy economy, decentralization is essential
       (and)...agricultural land should be managed through the
       cooperative system."
     * Animal Rights in Eastern Europe by Ian Gottstein
       An interview with a Slovakian animal rights activist
     * Fur Farming in Finland by Mia Salli
       Intensive farming of foxes for the fur trade has stirred a
       controversy in the north.
       
New Renaissance magazine can be contacted via e-mail at
100614.637@CompuServe.COM.

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