Continuing the theme of local food production that's been the subject of the last two tclocal.org articles, this month's offering begins a projected three-part series by local organic farmer Karl North.
Karl brings more than 35 years of real-world experience to his discussion of sustainable agriculture and local food systems. He has practiced low-input farming in a variety of sites around the world and established Northland Sheep Dairy in Marathon, New York in 1980 to produce organic foods for local markets and serve as an educational resource for the public. In "Visioning County Food Production - Part One," Karl introduces some basic premises and theoretical points of departure to explain the fundamental changes in perspective he sees as necessary to envision how and where we produce food in the future. The article can be found at http://tclocal.org/2009/07/visioning_county_food_producti.html People who want to comment on this article or engage Karl in discussion should note that the TCLocal web site is specifically designed to get feedback on these ideas as they are developed. Please use the comment form at the bottom of the article so that we can keep all the input in one place. ABOUT TCLOCAL Every month (approximately) TCLocal brings you another in our series of articles addressing various aspects of energy descent in Tompkins County. Contributors to TCLocal are members of the community committed to helping prepare for a future with less available energy. Articles that have appeared so far in this series can be found at tclocal.org. They include: Can New York State Feed Itself? by Jon Bosak (June 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/06/can_new_york_state_feed_itself.html Examining the potential local foodshed of Tompkins County by Christian Peters (March 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/03/examining_the_potential_local.html Food Processing in Tompkins County by Persephone Doliner (February 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/02/food_processing_in_tompkins_co.html Wasting in the Energy Descent: An Outline for the Future by Tom Shelley (January 2009) http://tclocal.org/2009/01/wasting_in_the_energy_descent.html Local and Urban Small Livestock and Poultry by Angelika St. Laurent (December 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/12/local_and_urban_small_livestoc.html Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment (Part 1) by Bethany Schroeder (October 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/10/health_care_in_an_energyconstr.html Preparedness Basics (Part 1) by Katie Quinn-Jacobs (September 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/09/preparedness_basics.html Post-Peak Land Use Part 1: Ecocities and Post-Peak Land Use Part 2: The Country by Josh Dolan (July 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_1_ecoci.html http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_2_the_c.html Water Treatment, Water Power by Jon Bosak (May 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/05/water_treatment_water_power.html Roads and Bridges in a Post-peak Tompkins County by Simon St. Laurent (March 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/03/roads_and_bridges_in_a_postpea.html Fruits in a Post-Peak Tompkins County by Angelika St. Laurent (January 2008) http://tclocal.org/2008/01/fruits_in_a_postpeak_tompkins_1.html Other articles scheduled for publication in 2009 include: Visioning County Food Production, Parts 1-3 (Karl North) Health care resources, Part 2 (Bethany Schroeder) Biomass options (Krys Cail) Local wood heat (Tony Nekut) Local biofuel production (Tycho Dan) Articles appearing at tclocal.org are published under the Creative Commons license and are owned and managed by the contributors as a group. People interested in becoming TCLocal contributors should first check the Terms of Reference at http://ibiblio.org/tcrp/process/terms.htm and then contact the TCLocal editor at the address below to sign up. Jon Bosak Editor, TCLocal [email protected] _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
