Résumé :
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The Farm as Natural Habitat is a vital new contribution to the debate over agriculture and its impacts on the land. Arising from the conviction that the agricultural landscape as a whole could be restored to a healthy diversity, the book chalnges the notion that the dominant agricultural landscape bereft of its original vegetation and wildlife and despoiled by chemical runoff is inevitable if we are to feed ourselves. Contributors bring together insights and practives from the fields of conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental restoration to link agriculture and biodiversity, farming and nature, in celebrating 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 fook, but also fully functioning exosystems and abundant populations of native species. The Farm as Natural Habitat is both hopeful and visionary, grounled in real examples, and guided by a commitment to.
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