| Dear Reader,
One of my touchstone philosophers is Teilhard de Chardin, a paleontologist, geologist and Jesuit priest who believed in evolution a bit too much to quite be able to agree, except on faith and when forced to choose by the Catholic Church, that all humankind descended from Adam. For Teilhard, evolution is an irresistible impulse, a relentless arc toward ever-unfolding life. And it didn't stop with the arrival of humans. What does that have to do with this week's stories? This week, the U.N. released a report on how global heating is threatening the world's food supply, but really, it's a threat to how we grow food. It's a threat to our habits, the existing structures of our global agricultural economy. Perhaps Teilhard would say that some agricultural practices are on an evolutionary path toward extinction.
In June, we covered some of the solutions Californians are evolving in order to grow food in a low-carbon or no-carbon way aimed at aligning farming with the ecology of soil, and with the biosystems that make possible our breath and bones. We're bringing back those stories in this week's newsletter. In fact, this week's newsletter is oozing with the primordial matter that brings forth ideas: questions, ruminations, reflections, drama, and a spark of joy. Don't miss the wolf pup video. |
