“What kind of world do we want, and what will nature require of us?”
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Trained as a biologist, botanist, and geneticist, Wes is a long-time leader in the international sustainable agriculture movement, a Pew Conservation Scholar, a MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient, and a Right Livelihood Award winner.
Wes believes modern humans are a “species out of context.” 10,000 years ago we invented agriculture, changing our relationship with nature and putting us on an endless treadmill of subduing and exploiting natural ecosystems. To discover new ways of listening to and learning from nature, Wes co-created The Land Institute (TLI) in the heart of the Kansas prairie. Here scientists and researchers focus on ways to mimic the wisdom inherent in ecosystems. But by taking the best from the past, and by thinking creatively about how to adapt to a future we cannot predict, Wes believes humans can – and will - find ways to overcome the unprecedented challenges before us. |
Wes Jackson
If you have ever met Wes Jackson, you will know why we are making this film.If not, you will discover he is a compelling personality, a big thinker and a down-to-earth genius who is working tirelessly to create a sustainable future for us all.His knowledge, worldview, and particular wisdom is its own precious resource that needs to be captured on film and passed on.
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