Eric Herm

Eric Herm examines the vital relationship between humans and nature and how our modern agricultural system and in many of our business and political policies have strained this relationship. In Surviving Ourselves: The Evolution of Community, Education, and Agriculture in the 21st Century, Herm, a fourth-generation farmer, shares his own personal experiences, as well as the inspiring stories of others changing the way we farm.

Fourth-generation farmer Eric Herm discusses commercial agriculture's strain on natural resources, ecosystems, and the farmer. Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth, a Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness looks at the harsh economic realities and complicated legislation facing farmers, as well as GMO crops and excessive chemicals.

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