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Our philosophy is based on several core principles that provide an ethical foundation for our practice in the field. Poverty, malnutrition, energy limitations, climate disruption, land degradation and loss of biodiversity are among the fundamental issues of our time. On this page, we articulate our philosophy in response to this multi-dimensional crisis. Click on the tabs below to read more about our philosophy.
RelocalizationResource limitations and climate disruption are destabilizing global civilization. The future scenarios that we face demand relocalization as a first principle. The autonomous, democratic communities of the future will produce their own food and develop their own manufacturing base. Agricultural Innovations seeks to facilitate the process of relocalization via the provision of our services. All design and analysis that we perform uses relocalization as a first principle. RegenerationRegenerative agriculture enhances the ecosystem processes under management. Careful design, guided by experience, observation, and information, enables the implementation of agricultural systems that are regenerative of all critical ecosystem processes. Poisons are just that; they do not regenerate soil, conserve water, or build lasting wealth. Agricultural Innovations embraces the principles of regenerative agriculture embodied in biodynamics, permaculture, and Holistic Management®. ResilienceResilience is a measure of our capacity to thrive on an unstable and changing planet. The descent from our energy peak will require resilient communities. The shift to relocalization and regeneration will improve community resilience, and therefore will improve humanity’s prospects for social, economic, and personal well-being. Agricultural Innovations promotes the cause of community resilience as a rational response to our global crisis. SymbiosisNature is characterized by interactions between and amongst species. Many of the relationships that have made human beings successful are symbiotic. Our relationships with cultivated plants and mushrooms are highly symbiotic. The same is also true for many insects and livestock animals. Our survival will depend on our ability to engage in symbiosis at every level: waste disposal, food and energy production, medicine, and manufacturing. Agricultural Innovations uses and explores symbiosis as an effective approach to transition. |
