From: Debbie Neustadt I know the author through my work with sustainable ag organizations in the midwest. Her daughter and coauthor, Laura Jackson is known for her work with Dennis Kenney on sustainable agriculture. This memo promotes Dana's book. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New book: The Farm as Natural Habitat Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 13:52:56 EDT From: [log in to unmask] Dana is looking for venues for publicizing the ideas in the book; if you have any ideas, please let her know (contact information is listed below). Land Stewardship Project announces the publication of a groundbreaking new book: The Farm as Natural Habitat The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems with Ecosystems, a new book by the Land Stewardship Project’s Agroecology Program, is available from Island Press. Contributors to this groundbreaking collection of writings promote the idea that restoration of a relationship between farming and the natural world enhances the sustainability of both. Contributors bring together insights and practices from the fields of conservation biology, sustainable agriculture and ecological restoration to link food and farming to biological diversity, and celebrate a unique alternative to conventional agriculture. Rejecting the idea that "ecological sacrifice zones" are a necessary part of feeding a hungry world, the book offers compelling examples of an alternative agriculture that can produce not only healthful food, but also fully functioning ecosystems and abundant populations of native species. The Farm as Natural Habitat is hopeful and visionary, grounded in stories about real farmers, and guided by a commitment to healthy land and thriving communities. It is the first book to offer a viable approach to addressing the challenges of protecting and restoring biodiversity on private agricultural land, and is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of land or biodiversity conservation, farming and agriculture, ecological restoration, or the health of rural communities and landscapes. Dana Jackson, LSP’s Associate Director, co-edited the book with her daughter, Laura Jackson, who is a University of Northern Iowa biology professor and LSP member. In addition, chapters were written by LSP Executive Director George Boody, Land Stewardship Letter editor Brian DeVore, LSP Board Member Cheryl Miller, and LSP members Tex Hawkins, Nick Jordan, Judy Soule and Beth Waterhouse, as well as eight other contributors. Nina Leopold Bradley, a board member of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, wrote the foreword. To order this 250-page book, log onto the Island Press Web site at www.islandpress.org and click on the “Spring ’02 Catalog.” You can also order from the publisher by calling toll free 1-800-828-1302. Advance Praise for The Farm as Natural Habitat “This collection of highly readable, down-to-earth narratives of farmers and farms pays attention to real science and speaks knowledgeably to policy. Carefully considered new ideas fill these pages. This is a book to inspire innovation and serious commitment to change on farms, in landscapes, and among citizens.” — Joan Iverson Nassauer, Professor of Landscape Architecture, School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan Dana Jackson Associate Director Land Stewardship Project [log in to unmask] http://www.landstewardshipproject.org 651-653-0618 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]