Healing Grounds - Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming

Today, a new generation of farmers are working to heal both the land and agriculture's legacy of racism. In Healing Grounds, Liz Carlisle tells the stories of Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers who are reviving their ancestors' methods of growing food--techniques long suppressed by the industrial food system.

This, Carlisle shows, is the true regenerative agriculture: a holistic approach that values diversity in both plants and people. It has the power to combat climate change, but only if we reckon with agriculture's history of oppression. Through rich storytelling, Carlisle lays bare that painful history, while lifting up the voices of farmers who are working to restore our soil, our climate, and our humanity.
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About the author

Liz Carlisle is Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, where she teaches courses on food and farming. She is the author of Lentil Underground and co-author, with Bob Quinn, of Grain by Grain, and she has written both popular and academic articles about food and farm policy, incentivizing soil health practices, and supporting new entry farmers.

Summary

Using rich storytelling, Healing Grounds showcases the BIPOC farmers who are leading the regenerative agriculture movement.

Product details

• Authors: Liz Carlisle, Liz/ Salvador Carlisle, Carlisle Liz
• Assisted by: Ricardo Salvador (Foreword)
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781642832211
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-221-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General