This week’s chapter tells us more about Guzman’s research and other farmers she came across along the way. We’re enlightened more of how long regenerative practices have been around in other cultures and the hardships they faced trying to make a living in America. Before we look into that I wanted to mention how intrigued I was hearing about the synergy between the pond raised fish, rice, and ducks. It’s so fascinating how the three can support each other while the crop thrives with little human input.
It’s almost like America is against organic farming, we covered various situations where small minority have been put through troubles keeping their land and it gets crazier every time! I thought the title “Asians not Welcome” was a wild heading until I began reading the passage. I’m genuinely curious on how our country gets away with the blatant discrimination, on the other note it was nice reading how the farmers found loophole after loophole to keep their land with the support of the American stockholders and help from Japanese Americans. It’s crazy that climate change has to scare our country into promoting regenerative practices that always been around.
2 comments:
It bugged me to realize that people are commending the innovation of compost, cover crops, and other regenerative techniques- but people like the Hmong have been doing all this forever! I think it is just sad how dead and synthetic our agriculture and food systems have become.
I agree that it was nice to read about the resilience of these minority farmer groups in the face of blatant discrimination and hardship. It is inspiring to hear how they are putting down their roots and preserving the land/their culture through regenerative practices.
Post a Comment