Little wonder that it can seem unthinkable to say "no, thanks" to the modern-day equivalent of our tribe - our fear-driven culture.

Approaches to growing food that align with nature changed human relationships.

The good life may mean doing some things that do not feel comfortable. It may mean sitting long hours just with yourself as you begin to listen to your own questions. That was the reality for me when I was 27, and it was really terrifying.

Our food system takes abundant grain,which people can't afford,and shrinks it into meat,which better-off people will pay for.

Imagine sitting down to an eight ounce steak, and then, imagine the room filled wit 45 to 50 people with empty bowls...For the feed cost of your steak, each of their bowls could be filled with a cup pf cooked cereal grains.

in a world where only a minor portion of the land is really well suited to agriculture, man is using much of the best land with dubious efficiency.

History doesn't proceed in incremental little notches.