Buffalo

        In the introduction, Carlisle does a good job at setting up the reality of our carbon situation, and how our past actions and current "solutions" are impacting our climate. We are at the point where we can't just stop adding carbon to the atmosphere, but where we must remove our emissions and reverse our impacts. This issue is one that has many solutions, but unless done correctly and half-heartedly. I think that this book is a good way to remind people about all of the different facets that have created not just our modern food system, but world as a whole (social, historical, scientific, etc...).

        I have learned about how bison populations were nearly taken out, but I have not learned a lot about the revitalization efforts, so it was nice to learn about the movements by the Blackfoot people and others. I also did not realize the massive impact that bison have on grasslands and what grasslands should look like. Although the impacts of European colonialism on the Americas are still rampant, it is good to know that we are heading in a direction that supports native ideas and allows for recovery of the land and people. 

        From the "western" perspective, something is only functional if it has an observable order where we can quickly understand all the working parts. This cannot exist in a regenerative food system because you cannot control every living being or process, and you have to work with nature instead of fighting against it. Many cultures have already created systems that perfectly align with the ideas and beliefs of regenerative agriculture, but they cannot be employed until people are educated and farmers are supported instead of being abused and neglected by "Big Ag" and the government.