BASEHOR, Kan. - National Public Radio had a lengthy story yesterday about Wes Jackson and The Land Institute.
I used to have a getaway place in Chase County, and, because Wes was also involved in trying to resurrect a tiny unincorporated Chase County place called Matfield Green, he was a bit of a local fixture. From the radio story, it seems that Wes has literally gone back to his "roots," trying to encourage plant diversity through plant breeding programs aimed at natural sustainability.
I was pleased to hear that Wes and his crew are still kicking around. We need dreamers and long-term thinkers like Wes, whose goal is to work with the natural order of things and still provide for the food supplies needed by an ever-increasing population.
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