Turning the Wheel - 5 / 8 / 2002
agriculture
pre-1850 - 85 to 90% farmers
currently - less than 5% farmers
separation from the physical / natural world
deforestation
drainage of wetlands
improverishmant of the soil
erosion
urbanization
improved sanitation
waste removal
water sources
disease
the clearances
separation from nature
parks and gardens
industrialization
power sources
water
coal
steam
mechanization
separation from animals
draft animals
food animals
improved transportation
ships
roads
canals
trains
trucks
irrigation and dams
psychological
dominion over all things
adversarial relationship with nature
insulation from weather
reconnecting to the physical world and its rhythms
the cycle of the year [see Time]
the seasonal round
all things in their time
seasonally available foods
seasonal activities
seasonal rituals
the lunar cycle
new, waxing, full, waning
working with nature
go with the flow [see Tao]
stewardship
Diary of an Early American Boy - Eric Sloane
Our Vanishing Landscape - ibid
The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game - Paul Sheppard
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