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Opinion: To Find the Future of Food, We Need to Look to the Past

Modern Farmer

I witnessed the age-old transhumance, in which Simmental, Jersey, and Charolais cows were transported to summer pastures in alpine meadows more than 4,000 feet in altitude, where they fed on wild flowers and lush grass to produce the exquisite Gruyère, Tomme, and Vacherin cheeses sold in village fromageries.

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HOMESTEAD TSUNAMI

The Lunatic Farmer

They don’t watch TV all evening; they can tomatoes and chase fireflies in the meadow. Industrial agriculture is killing authentic farming and land stewardship as much as food processors and bureaucrats. They don’t go to movies; they build campfires by the pond and watch the moon rise on summer nights.

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