Editorial
With Christmas and the New Year out of the way, attention is drawn to the year ahead and its challenges. From an AIEA perspective, we will be focused on our various purposes which include education, extension, consultancy and climate change. In addition, we are hopeful of a more regular newsletter and a website that offers more - particularly to do with online forums and webinars. The Institute would also like to see some progress on forming a united body around the term holism. While we exist as separate entities we limit our capacity to represent our form of agriculture in a more meaningful way.
One of the highlights in 2017 was the release of Dr Charles Massy's book The Call of the Reed Warbler. Undoubtedly, it was a most popular read over the summer with many indicating that they were putting it aside for that period. While anecdotal evidence suggests readers got a lot out of the book, there has been some criticisms as well, but this is not unexpected given that it is about seeding a new revolution. Revolutionaries are about change, and change that is transformational ... continue reading. |
