Insights for the Future of Agriculture from the Life-Support Strategies of Three German-Heritage Groups.

Lanyon, L. E.; Bowser, Timothy

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Publication Date: 1988

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Insights for the Future of Agriculture from the Life-Support Strategies of Three German-Heritage Groups.

Lanyon, L. E.; Bowser, Timothy

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, v8 n3 p292-301 1988

Described are the history of three German-heritage groups settled in Pennsylvania: the Solitary of Ephrata Commune, the Amish, and the Harmony Society. Suggested are pastoral, agrarian, and commercial agricultural analogs to life-support strategies of these groups respectively. Faustian agriculture emphasizing the connection of agriculture to society is discussed. (YP)

Descriptors: Agriculture, Amish, Cultural Context, Futures (of Society), Group Structure, Group Unity, Groups, Science and Society, Social Structure, Social Values, Technology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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