"We live off of what comes out of the soil, not what's in the bank. If we squander the ecological capital of the soil, the capital on paper won't much matter...

"if our agriculture is not sustainable then our food supply is not sustainable...

When we face the fact that civilizations have destroyed themselves by destroying their farmland, it's clear that we don't really have a choice."

Exerpt: Wes Jackson, co-founder of The Land Institute, in an interview with Alternet -- Read the Full Interview