Event Description
Andrew Smith, PhD, Department of English and Philosophy,
Center for Science, Technology and Society, Drexel University
Transitioning from Toxiculture to Symbioculture:
On the Reemergence of Small-Scale Farming
Toxiculture—better known as
agroindustrialism—poisons our relationships with the land, our
communities, the beings who we make our food, and ourselves. By contrast,
symbioculture is a polycultural post-carbon agricultural system that’s
consistent with the health and vitality of whole ecosystems and the biomes in
which they’re embedded. Symbioculture
supports ecological, social, and personal wellbeing. It’s well suited to the
eventuality of living in a world marked by decarbonization and coinciding
energy descent. And it’s best facilitated by traditional forms of small-scale
farming rooted in semi-localized systems of food production, distribution, and
consumption. Indeed, said systems offer salient means to mitigate the worst
effects of climate change and ecological destruction while also facilitating
necessary adaptation.
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