The Perennial Turn Library
Welcome to "The Perennial Turn in Ag and Culture" reading list. As with any course, ours included books, articles and essays. We certainly don't consider our list as complete or finished, but rather as a snapshot of ideas, authors and visions around the perennial turn. The list of materials we wanted to include, but didn't, is even longer!
Please feel free to share and to send us your own recommendations.
Highlighted in yellow: Readings that are not in the google drive folder, I found what I could
Highlighted in Red: Readings I found in the folder that were not on the list and added
Highlighted in Green: Whole books that will need to be linked to a place to buy
Highlighted in Blue: talks/movies
NOTE TO SELF/EDITORS - This link above is to google doc with highlights to show what is needed to complete access to these materials...
Abrams, David. “Animism and The Alphabet" 1997.
AORTA. ”Theory of Change.”
Berkes, Fikret. Excerpts from “Sacred Ecology” 2012.
Bortoft, Henri. Excerpt from “Goethe’s Way of Science” 1994.
Coatsworth et al. "Global Connections: Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History" 2015.
Dalai Lama. Excerpts from “The Universe in a Single Atom” 2006.
Donahue et al. “A New England Food Vision” 2014.
Feibleman, James K. “Culture as Applied Ontology” 1951.
Feibleman, James K. “A Defense of Ontology” 1949.
Fleischman, Paul R. Excerpts from “Wonder” 2013.
Future of Vermont Agriculture Report 2018.
Giang, Vivian. “This is how tiny changes in words you hear impacts your thinking” 2018.
Gladwell, Malcolm. Excerpts from “The Tipping Point” 2002.
Hensel, Herbert. Excerpt from “Goethe’s Way of Science” 1994.
Himatsingka, Yaashree. “Unlocking Ecosystems: Understanding Nature’s Hidden Networks.”
Holdrege, Craig. “Thinking Like a Plant: A living Science for Life” 2013.
Hullinger, Alicia. “Rooting a Successful Model for Agriculture in a Politics of Possibility: The Case of the Land Institute” 2017.
Iutzi, Fred. "Economic transformations for an ecological civilization" 2018.
Jackson et al. “Transforming human life on our own planet perennially” 2018.
Jackson, Wes. “Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson” 2011.
Kiely, Christopher. “The Great Learning of Confucius”
Kimmerer, Robin W. “A letter from Indigenous Scientists in Support of the March for Science” 2017.
Kimmerer, Robin W. Excerpts from “Braiding Sweet Grass” 2013.
Krall, Lisi. “The Economic Legacy of the Holocene” 2018.
Lakoff, George. Excerpts from “Don’t think of an elephant! Know your values and frame the debate” 2004.
Leopold, Aldo. “Wherefore Wildlife Ecology” and “What is a Weed” 1947 and 1943.
Macy, Joanna. Excerpts from “World as Lover World as Self” 2007.
Merchant, Carolyn. Excerpts from “Science and Nature Past Present and Future” 2018.
Naughton, John. “Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science” 2012.
Olmstead, Gracy. “‘Monster’ Turns Our Farmers into Serfs and Sharecroppers” 2018.
Robbins, Paul. Excerpts from “What is Political Ecology” 2004.
Rowe, Stan. Excerpts from “Earth Alive” 2006.
Russell, Bertrand. "History of Western Philosophy" 1967.
Sabbadini, Shantena A. Excerpts from “Pilgrimages to Emptiness” 2018.
Snyder, Gary. Excerpts from “The Practice of the Wild” 1990.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. “Presocratic Philosophy” 2007. *can just be linked to website on weebly
Stewart-Williams, Steve. “Is the Universe Conscious?” 2010.
Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA). "Equity Statement.”
Symbiotic Earth featuring Lynn Margulis 2018.
Thoreau, Henry D. “Walking” 1862.
Ulanowicz, Robert W., and Kauffman, Stuart A. “A Third Window: Natural Life Beyond Newton and Darwin” 2009.
Vitek, Bill. “God or Nature: Desire and the Quest for Unity” 2011.
Warren, Julianne L. “Weeds, Seeds and Shovels” 2011.
Warren, Julianne L. “Towards Generativity: An Uneasy Word of Hope” 2018.
Whitehead, Alfred N. “Modes of Thought” 1938. *wasn’t sure which chapters, but here is a link
Zeldovich, Lina. "1400-Year-Old Piece of Bread Rewrites The History of Baking And Farming" 2018.
Please feel free to share and to send us your own recommendations.
Highlighted in yellow: Readings that are not in the google drive folder, I found what I could
Highlighted in Red: Readings I found in the folder that were not on the list and added
Highlighted in Green: Whole books that will need to be linked to a place to buy
Highlighted in Blue: talks/movies
NOTE TO SELF/EDITORS - This link above is to google doc with highlights to show what is needed to complete access to these materials...
Abrams, David. “Animism and The Alphabet" 1997.
AORTA. ”Theory of Change.”
Berkes, Fikret. Excerpts from “Sacred Ecology” 2012.
Bortoft, Henri. Excerpt from “Goethe’s Way of Science” 1994.
Coatsworth et al. "Global Connections: Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History" 2015.
Dalai Lama. Excerpts from “The Universe in a Single Atom” 2006.
Donahue et al. “A New England Food Vision” 2014.
Feibleman, James K. “Culture as Applied Ontology” 1951.
Feibleman, James K. “A Defense of Ontology” 1949.
Fleischman, Paul R. Excerpts from “Wonder” 2013.
Future of Vermont Agriculture Report 2018.
Giang, Vivian. “This is how tiny changes in words you hear impacts your thinking” 2018.
Gladwell, Malcolm. Excerpts from “The Tipping Point” 2002.
Hensel, Herbert. Excerpt from “Goethe’s Way of Science” 1994.
Himatsingka, Yaashree. “Unlocking Ecosystems: Understanding Nature’s Hidden Networks.”
Holdrege, Craig. “Thinking Like a Plant: A living Science for Life” 2013.
Hullinger, Alicia. “Rooting a Successful Model for Agriculture in a Politics of Possibility: The Case of the Land Institute” 2017.
Iutzi, Fred. "Economic transformations for an ecological civilization" 2018.
Jackson et al. “Transforming human life on our own planet perennially” 2018.
Jackson, Wes. “Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson” 2011.
Kiely, Christopher. “The Great Learning of Confucius”
Kimmerer, Robin W. “A letter from Indigenous Scientists in Support of the March for Science” 2017.
Kimmerer, Robin W. Excerpts from “Braiding Sweet Grass” 2013.
Krall, Lisi. “The Economic Legacy of the Holocene” 2018.
Lakoff, George. Excerpts from “Don’t think of an elephant! Know your values and frame the debate” 2004.
Leopold, Aldo. “Wherefore Wildlife Ecology” and “What is a Weed” 1947 and 1943.
Macy, Joanna. Excerpts from “World as Lover World as Self” 2007.
Merchant, Carolyn. Excerpts from “Science and Nature Past Present and Future” 2018.
Naughton, John. “Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science” 2012.
Olmstead, Gracy. “‘Monster’ Turns Our Farmers into Serfs and Sharecroppers” 2018.
Robbins, Paul. Excerpts from “What is Political Ecology” 2004.
Rowe, Stan. Excerpts from “Earth Alive” 2006.
Russell, Bertrand. "History of Western Philosophy" 1967.
Sabbadini, Shantena A. Excerpts from “Pilgrimages to Emptiness” 2018.
Snyder, Gary. Excerpts from “The Practice of the Wild” 1990.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. “Presocratic Philosophy” 2007. *can just be linked to website on weebly
Stewart-Williams, Steve. “Is the Universe Conscious?” 2010.
Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA). "Equity Statement.”
Symbiotic Earth featuring Lynn Margulis 2018.
Thoreau, Henry D. “Walking” 1862.
Ulanowicz, Robert W., and Kauffman, Stuart A. “A Third Window: Natural Life Beyond Newton and Darwin” 2009.
Vitek, Bill. “God or Nature: Desire and the Quest for Unity” 2011.
Warren, Julianne L. “Weeds, Seeds and Shovels” 2011.
Warren, Julianne L. “Towards Generativity: An Uneasy Word of Hope” 2018.
Whitehead, Alfred N. “Modes of Thought” 1938. *wasn’t sure which chapters, but here is a link
Zeldovich, Lina. "1400-Year-Old Piece of Bread Rewrites The History of Baking And Farming" 2018.
- Abrams, David. “Animism and The Alphabet" 1997.
- AORTA. ”Theory of Change.”
- Berkes, Fikret. Excerpts from “Sacred Ecology” 2012.
- Bortoft, Henri. Excerpt from “Goethe’s Way of Science” 1994.
- Coatsworth et al. "Global Connections: Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History" 2015.
- Dalai Lama. Excerpts from “The Universe in a Single Atom” 2006.
- Donahue et al. “A New England Food Vision” 2014.
- Feibleman, James K. “Cultures as Applied Ontology” 1951.
- Feibleman, James K. “A Defense of Ontology” 1949.
- Fleischman, Paul R. Excerpts from “Wonder” 2013.
- Giang, Vivian. “This is how tiny changes in words you hear impacts your thinking” 2018.
- Gladwell, Malcolm. Excerpts from “The Tipping Point” 2002.
- Hensel, Herbert. Excerpt from “Goethe’s Way of Science” 1994.
- Himatsingka, Yaashree. “Unlocking Ecosystems: Understanding Nature’s Hidden Networks.”
- Holdrege, Craig. “Thinking Like a Plant: A living Science for Life” 2013.
- Hullinger, Alicia. “Rooting a Successful Model for Agriculture in a Politics of Possibility: The Case of the Land Institute” 2017.
- Iutzi, Fred. "Economic transformations for an ecological civilization" 2018.
- Jackson et al. “Transforming human life on our own planet perennially” 2018.
- Jackson, Wes. “Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson” 2011.
- Kimmerer, Robin W. “A letter from Indigenous Scientists in Support of the March for Science” 2017.
- Kimmerer, Robin W. Excerpts from “Braiding Sweet Grass” 2013.
- Krall, Lisi. “The Economic Legacy of the Holocene” 2018.
- Lakeoff, George. Excerpts from “Don’t think of an elephant! Know your values and frame the debate” 2004.
- Leopold, Aldo. “Wherefore Wildlife Ecology” and “What is a Weed” 1947 and 1943.
- Macy, Joanna. Excerpts from “World as Lover World as Self” 2007.
- Merchant, Carolyn. Excerpts from “Science and Nature Past Present and Future” 2018.
- Naughton, John. “Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science” 2012.
- Olmstead, Gracy. “‘Monster’ Turns Our Farmers into Serfs and Sharecroppers” 2018.
- Robbins, Paul. Excerpts from “What is Political Ecology” 2004.
- Rowe, Stan. Excerpts from “Earth Alive” 2006.
- Russell, Bertrand. "History of Western Philosophy" 1967.
- Sabbadini, Shantena A. Excerpts from “Pilgrimages to Emptiness” 2018.
- Snyder, Gary. Excerpts from “The Practice of the Wild” 1990.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. “Presocratic Philosophy” 2007.
- Stewart-Williams, Steve. “Is the Universe Conscious?” 2010.
- Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA). "Equity Statement.”
- Thoreau, Henry D. “Walking” 1862.
- Ulanowicz, Robert W., and Kauffman, Stuart A. “A Third Window: Natural Life Beyond Newton and Darwin” 2009.
- Vitek, Bill. “God or Nature: Desire and the Quest for Unity” 2011.
- Warren, Julianne L. “Weeds, Seeds and Shovels” 2011.
- Warren, Julianne L. “Towards Generativity: An Uneasy Word of Hope” 2018.
- Whitehead, Alfred N. “Modes of Thought” 1938.
- Zeldovich, Lina. "1400-Year-Old Piece of Bread Rewrites The History of Baking And Farming" 2018.