“The vision McFadden captures in Deep Agroecology is not a choice, for in this dire moment for our Earth, it is life’s only possibility forward.”
— Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet
“An engaging encyclopedia of why ecological farming is the roadmap to human and planetary health. McFadden challenges us to work within the interconnectedness of all life. A must-read for students of the good food movement.”
— Linley Dixon, PhD, Associate Director, Real Organic Project
“A hard-hitting, powerful survey that takes the food system ideal a step further by interrelating it to pursuits of justice, freedom, and health for the entire planet.”
— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
“Steven McFadden uses the words of farmers, scientists, philosophers, and indigenous elders to convey a deeper concept of agroecology that cannot be coopted by corporate agribusiness.”
— John Ikerd, author of Crisis and Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture.
“This book is a little gem and very much needed in the biodynamic and regenerative movement right now.”
— Robert Karp, former director of Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Biodynamic Association
“Required reading for those invested in a better future for the planet and humanity.”
— John Thompson, eco-psychologist and founder of The Nature Code
“Beckons the reader to wake up to the cries of our wounded planet and our suffering farms. If we cannot heal our farms, our civilization has no future. McFadden offers a way forward, by blending indigenous agrarian wisdom with contemporary tools of sustainability.”
— John Peterson, author of The Real Dirt on Farmer John
