Iowa has indeed become the Mordor of corporate industrial agriculture. Another pre-dystopian book to ponder is Olaus John Murie's field guide to animal tracks. How did it come to this? We need to escape this poisoned and polluted landscape, but where can we go? Maybe to Minnesota's North Shore. Maybe.
Indeed, North feels like the direction to go, but it's not the only path. I haven't looked at Murie's field guide to animal tracks in ages—need to hunt down a good copy. Thanks for reading!
It's rare that I don't get to absorb Field Notes hot off the presses, but my Covid booster won out yesterday. Barely.
Thank you as always!
Great post. You’re such a wonderful writer. Thanks and keep them coming.
A collection of your observations would make a terrific book!
Iowa has indeed become the Mordor of corporate industrial agriculture. Another pre-dystopian book to ponder is Olaus John Murie's field guide to animal tracks. How did it come to this? We need to escape this poisoned and polluted landscape, but where can we go? Maybe to Minnesota's North Shore. Maybe.
Indeed, North feels like the direction to go, but it's not the only path. I haven't looked at Murie's field guide to animal tracks in ages—need to hunt down a good copy. Thanks for reading!