Subtle Agroecologies: Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature

ISBN-13: 9781138339811 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 342 str.

Wright, Julia

Opis

This book forges a new discipline in the form of Subtle Agroecologies, a nexus of indigenous epistemologies, multidisciplinary advances in wave-based and ethereal studies, and the science of sustainable agriculture.

Spis treści

Section 1: Transformative Epistemological, Philosophical and Theoretical Frameworks. Re-enchanting Agriculture: Farming With the Hidden Half of Nature. From the Mainstreaming of Western Science to the Co-evolution of Different Sciences: Addressing Cognitive Injustice. Conversations With Nature Spirits: the Political Ecology of Power and Progress in Rural Zimbabwe. The Forgotten Ground: Recollecting the Primordial Harmony. Humans are Humus: Using Eco-psychology to Highlight the Language of Dualism and the Promise of the Non-dual. A New Science From a Historical Figure: Goethe as Holistic Scientist. From Quantum Biology Toward Quantum Consciousness. Healing our Relationship with Gaia Through a New Thrivability Paradigm. Section 2: The Intersection of Wave-Based Science and Agriculture. Electromagnetic Fields Mitigate Adverse Effects of Environmental Stresses in Plants. Synthesis of In-Situ Experimental Projects and the Practical Uses of the Method of Epigenetic Regulation of Protein Synthesis Developed by J. Sternheimer, in the Agricultural Field: Case studies of Grapevine (fungi: Esca and Mildew), Endive (bacterium: Erwinia) and Courgette (viruses: WMV2, ZYMV). Astronomical Rhythms in Biodynamic Agriculture: A Brazilian Case Study on the Yield and Quality of Daucus carota l. under Biodynamic Management Related to Lunar Rhythms. Electromagnetic Parameters Related to Plants and Their Microbiomes. Homeopathy Applied to Agriculture: Theoretical and Practical Considerations with Examples from Brazil. Effect of Low Power Laser Biotechnology Pretreatment on Shooting and Initial Growth of Mulberry and Sugarcane Under Flood Stress. Fluorescence-Excitation-Spectroscopy (FES) to Evaluate the Farming System’s Impact on Food Quality. Picturing Vitality, the Crystallisation Fingerprint Method. Section 3: The Search for More Embodied Methodologies. Calibrating the Body: Embodied Research Strategies for Attuning to Subtle Information. The Art of Food Rituals as a Practice in Sympoiethics. The Systemic Constellations Method Applied to Agriculture. Engaging in the Goethean Method: An Approach for Understanding the Farm?Intuitive Farming: Heart-based Decisions for Harmony in Agricultural Ecosystems. An Investigation of Sustainable Yogic Agriculture as a Mind-Matter Farming Approach. Section 4: Voices From the Field. The Etheric Realms as a Foundation for Exploring the Use of Radionics With the Biodynamic Preparations. The Subtle Life of the Bee and its Importance for Humanity. An Exploration of the Dynamic Role of Water in a Holistic Agriculture. Land Whispering: Practical Applications of Consciousness and Subtle Energy Awareness in Agriculture - notes and reflections from practice in the field. Rediscovering Ancient Pathways for Regenerative Agriculture. Experiencing the Metaphysics of Agriculture.

O autorze

Julia Wright has a background in international research and development, seeking to integrate ecological (organic and permaculture) thinking into conventional agricultural systems and organisations, including in humanitarian settings. After studying at Trinity St Davids (University of Wales), Silsoe College (Cranfield University) and Wye College (London University), she worked for some years in South America before undertaking a PhD at Wageningen University on the coping strategies of the Cuban farming sector during the country's period of food and fuel shortages in the 1990s, resulting in the Earthscan publication Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity: Lessons from Cuba (2009). Returning to the UK in 2003 to lead the International Programme of the organic NGO Garden Organic (formerly the Henry Doubleday Research Association), in 2011 she was involved in establishing the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at Coventry University, where she has since been developing a research programme on the discipline of Subtle Agroecologies.