Q&A with Wendell Berry
The Star-Trib had a nice, though short, interview with writer/farmer/activist Wendell Berry in today's paper. I first read Berry back as a freshman in college and took an immediate shine to him, particularly as I was looking for other Christian thinkers to resonate with. I got to meet him once about seven years ago after the publication of his novel Jayber Crow. His nonfiction is perhaps better than his fiction, though the latter has some very profound passages. In this interview, Berry talks a bit about economies and scale in the relation to the food economy. With all the hubub about local food in the last few years, this is one way that globalization is really hitting home in public discourse. As he admits here, his vision for sustainability is a "losing cause," but in that way he's a bit of a prophet--he may not win, but he can still influence the outcome. Definitely worth a read.
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