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Page 43
... Amish farmers , do not have a completely sustainable agriculture . Even they lose topsoil , and contribute to the silting of rivers . Although achieving Amish standards on a widespread basis would be an enormous gain toward sustain ...
... Amish farmers , do not have a completely sustainable agriculture . Even they lose topsoil , and contribute to the silting of rivers . Although achieving Amish standards on a widespread basis would be an enormous gain toward sustain ...
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... Amish have been able to compete with agribusiness quite successfully . While many farmers hooked on oil have gone bankrupt , the Amish have flourished . It is not impossible to produce good food on small farms inexpensively . A ...
... Amish have been able to compete with agribusiness quite successfully . While many farmers hooked on oil have gone bankrupt , the Amish have flourished . It is not impossible to produce good food on small farms inexpensively . A ...
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... Amish have survived and prospered . But they did so by distancing themselves from the policies and programs of the United States government . The government has supported progress , which meant monoculture and heavy capitalization , and ...
... Amish have survived and prospered . But they did so by distancing themselves from the policies and programs of the United States government . The government has supported progress , which meant monoculture and heavy capitalization , and ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Christian Existence in a World of Limits | 7 |
Ecojustice and Christian Salvation | 20 |
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