Resilient Agriculture, Second Edition
A Unique Collection of Adaptation Stories
Laura Lengnick’s award-winning book, Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate (New Society Publishers), explores climate change, resilience and the future of food through the adaptation stories of sustainable, organic, biodynamic and regenerative farmers and ranchers growing food across the U.S.
This expanded and updated edition of Resilient Agriculture takes you beyond the headlines and the hype to shine a light on agricultural climate solutions with the power to cultivate new American foodways that are just, sustainable, regenerative and resilient.
Updated content includes:
• Current and expected changes in regional weather patterns that disrupt food and farming
• New adaptation stories from sustainable, organic, and regenerative farmers and updates on the producers featured in the first edition
• Real-world applications of resilience thinking that connect the dots between food justice, sustainable development, regenerative economy, and planetary health
• Companion website with stories, videos, issue briefs, reading guides, and more
Whether you are working in food and farming or are simply an interested eater, Resilient Agriculture will take you on a journey into real world resilience solutions on the ground and regenerating the well-being of land, people and community no matter the weather.
Resilient Agriculture in the news...
The Three Rules of Resilience (The Presencing Institute)
A Soil Scientist with a Plan for a More Resilient Agriculture, Civil Eats
“How do we feed a growing world when the way that we eat fuels climate change? Joining the Colorado Ag News Network to discuss that in more detail is author, scientist, policy-maker and North Carolina farmer Laura Lengnick.” Brian Allmer, The Barn
“…an impressively detailed, lucid and well-organized introduction to a topic that could easily fill several volumes” Chris Walters, EcoFarmingDaily
Researcher: Diversify Farm Crops By Region, Yale Climate Connections Radio
Farmers Adapt to ‘Too Much and Not Enough’ Water, Yale Climate Connections Radio
“…provocative early winter brain food. Give it a read before you begin farm planning for the next growing season so that it can nourish your decision making.” Audrey Arner, MOSES
“Listening to their stories is like sitting around a campfire with two dozen Joel Salatins” Albert Bates, Resilience.Org
Interview with Food Sleuth Radio – Part 1: The Challenges / Part 2: The Solutions
“…reveals how not every farmer lacks that adaptive capacity—there are those who have integrated ecological principles, innovative marketing and just plain creativity into their operations to make them about as resilient as possible.” Brian Devore, Land Stewardship Project
“…far from a doom-and-gloom book. Nor is it a “Blame Industry/Government” tome. It is a very practical and constructive aid to successful sustainable farming” Pam Dowling, Sustainable Market Farming
“…her new book “Resilient Agriculture,” looks beyond reductive and sometimes divisive labels like “local” and “organic” and instead begins exploring what a truly resilient food system might look like” Vanishing Fruits, Veggies: Could Climate Change What We Eat? Asheville Citizen Times
Resilient Farming Systems: How Local Foodsheds Can Brace for Climate Change
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Other Writing
Since the publication of Resilient Agriculture in 2015, Laura has been busy writing popular articles, invited chapters, peer-reviewed papers, opinion pieces and blog posts on climate vulnerability and resilience themes.
From Where I Stand…A Note from the Director of Agriculture (Blog series, Glynwood)
Natural and Working Lands Action Plan, The North Carolina Climate Risk and Resilience Plan (NC-DEC)
A Taste of Home: Cultivating Resilience with Traditional Appalachian Foodways (Cook’s Cook)
Cultivating Climate Resilience on Farms and Ranches (USDA-SARE)
New Times, New Tools: Agricultural Education for the 21st Century (WorldWatch)
Climate Change, Resilience and the Future of Food (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Cultivating a Sustainable and Resilient Food Future (Institute on Science for Global Policy)
Are You Ready for the Community Resilience Challenge? (WNC Woman)
Want to Cool the Planet? Eat Sustainable Food! (CFSA)
Citizen Lobbyist Seeks Support from NC Leaders for Federal Action on Climate Change (WNC Woman)
Metropolitan Foodsheds: A Resilient Response to the Climate Change Challenge? (J. Env. Studies Sci.)
The Vulnerability of the U.S. Food System to Climate Change (J. Env. Studies Sci.)
Climate Change, Resilience and the Future of Food (WNC Woman)