Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches (Sierra Club Books Publication) - Softcover

Though it is not widely recognized, modern industrial agriculture plays a major role in the rampant decline in biodiversity in the United States. Habitat destruction and fragmentation, displacement of native species and the introduction of exotic species, persecution of predators, and pollution of all kinds are just a few of its damaging ecological consequences.
Fortunately, a new vision for a more environmentally beneficial and sustainable agriculture is emerging. Such a vision begins with farms that gracefully meld within landscapes, pulsing with a wide range of native species. It combines implementation of landscape-level restoration efforts, natural systems farming research, and the community spirit of farmers' markets and local watershed stakeholders.
Presenting an inspiring look at this new conservation-based agriculture, Farming with the Wild offers vivid profiles of more than thirty innovative farms, ranches, and organizations in the U.S., together with more than one hundred revealing full-color photographs. The result is an on-the-ground picture of a new agrarian movement that aims to provide healthier food to Americans while restoring healthy ecosystems across the country.
Published in association with Watershed Media

"Farming with the Wild expresses a beautiful and harmonious new vision for sustainable agriculture. By incorporating the voices of the most important ranchers, farmers, and environmentalists in this country, Dan Imhoff is able to bring together the power and creativity of this emerging movement."--Alice Waters

"An inspiring and very moving book--essential reading for anyone interested in the future of food in the 21st century. It is also a very hopeful book, as Dan Imhoff demonstrates how the terrible wounds of our industrial food system can be healed through a new relationship between agriculture and wilderness conservation. Finally, it is also an eminently practical book, as the many case studies provide a primer on how to skillfully marry the agrarian and wilderness ethics to create a sustainable and more beautiful food future."--Andy Kimbrell, author and editor of Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture