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Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.

Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.

Wendell Berry
May, Urban, Farming
Wendell Berry (2010). “Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food (Large Print 16pt)”, p.10, ReadHowYouWant.com

Why should conservationists have a positive interest in... farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat.

Wendell Berry
Farming, Reason, Should
Wendell Berry (2010). “Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food (Large Print 16pt)”, p.10, ReadHowYouWant.com

My label is just "good farming", which isn't something you can put on a t-shirt.

Wendell Berry
Labels, T Shirt, Farming
"A conversation with environmental campaigner Wendell Berry". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2012.

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