C O N T E N T S

COVER STORIES

No.254 May/June 2009

3 ELEGANT SIMPLICITY by Satish Kumar

Glamour is a world problem and our fixation with fashion is a key cause of environmental problems.

18 THE TYRANNY OF TRENDS by Charty Durrant What is the true cost of our love of designer labels?

12 NURTURE FOR NATURE

by Kali Wendorf If we want to redress ecological imbalances, we must take a closer look at parenting issues.

14 NATURE-

DEFICIT DISORDER by Richard Louv We must prevent the extinction of Nature in our children’s hearts.

16 VIDEOPHILIA

By Aric Sigman Televisions and computers have created the ecological equivalent of an attachment disorder.

Cover image: Painting by Sohan Qadri

FRONTLINE

BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY

ECO-PARENTING

KALI WENDORF See Cover Stories

12 NURTURE FOR NATURE

KEYNOTES 6 LITTLE GREEN FINGERS 7 EXPLORING CORE VALUES 8 LAND-SHARING 9 TO LIVE WITH THE SEA10 THEATRE FOR THE EARTH

14 NATURE-DEFICIT

DISORDER RICHARD LOUV See Cover Stories

16 VIDEOPHILIA

ARIC SIGMAN See Cover Stories

24 REAP WHAT YOU SOW

VANDANA SHIVA Why does the Indian government continue to turn a blind eye towards farmers’ suicides?

26 SUBSISTENCE CULTURE

TEWOLDE B. G. EGZIABHER Learning from the wisdom of Mother Africa.

28 POISONING THE PLANET

MIGUEL A. ALTIERI Saluting the small farmers who refuse to co-operate with the agribusiness paradigm.

UNDERCURRENTS

30 BOURGEOIS MATHS

EMMÁNUEL LIZCANO Questioning the supremacy of the mathematics of the European tribe.

34 PROPHET OF DEEP

18 THE TYRANNY OF TRENDS

CHARTY DURRANT See Cover Stories

ECOLOGY ERIN SCOTT A Tribute to Arne Næss. Resurgence No. 254 May/June 2009

36 RELOCATION, RELOCATION,

RELOCATION GIANLUCA BRUNORI A riposte to the false promises of “total economies”.

38 WATER STRESS

NICK HUNT The Kashmir Valley now faces a threat even greater than human conflict. THE ARTS

40 ELEMENTAL EXPERIENCE

TANYA HARROD The unusual braiding of art, craft and accident in the work of Francis Wishart.

43 CHINA FROM CHINA

SANDY BROWN Experiences from a cross-cultural ceramics exchange.

46 THE WILLOW RIVER

SIMON OLDING The introspective work of ‘craft artist’ Sarah Pank.

48 ENCOUNTERS IN

CREATION PETER POPHAM Artistic collaborations of extraordinary spiritual resonance.

IN OUR TIME

The Earth is the source of real wealth. Instead of rescuing the financial banks, we should invest in the Earth bank; creating fulfilling employment on the land, reducing food miles, supporting local food production, and reducing carbon emissions. Supporting the Earth bank is the best way to end the economic downturn.

REGULARS

3 WELCOME

SATISH KUMAR

50 NATURE WRITING

MARK COCKER

52 POETRY & PHOTOGRAPHY

PETER ABBS and JOHN PACK

54 RECIPES

DAPHNE LAMBERT

56 TRANSITION TALES

MARK BOYLE

58 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS

67 CODA 4

JOHN MOAT remembers long-time Resurgence Poetry Editor, John Fairfax

68 WHAT’S NEW ON THE

WEBSITE www.resurgence.org

69 MEMBERS’ PAGE

SUMMER CAMP CONNECTIONS

REVIEWS

60 SONGS OF A MIGRATORY BIRD

DAVID CADMAN and KIM SAMUEL review The Golden Boat

61 LIKE MOTHS TO THE FLAME

SOPHIE POKLEWSKI KOZIELL reviews Lighting a Candle

62 OPENING THE GROUND

TO STARLIGHT RUTH GENDLER reviews Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate

63 FROM FARM TO FEAST

JULIA PONSONBY reviews Riverford Farm Cook Book

© Estate of Abram Games

64 MEGATRENDS

TONY JUNIPER reviews Futurecast 2020

65 LEARNING WEBS MARY TASKER reviews

Everywhere All The Time

66 BACK TO THE FUTURE

DAVE HAMPTON reviews the film The Age of Stupid

70 CLASSIFIED ADVERTS 72 DISPLAY ADVERTS

I L LUSTRATORS MARCO CAZZATO is a freelance illustrator Mat Kenyon illustrates for The Guardian JAY LUTTMAN JOHNSON is a linocut printmaker AXEL SCHEFFLER is a children’s book illustrator

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