"Carefully addresses the major issues facing us in agriculture, and brilliantly argues that it isn't some vague notion of "technology" that will show us the way forward but people working together and carefully stewarding the land. This is both an old and a novel approach, and it's exactly what's needed."
― Mark Bittman, author, Animal, Vegetable, Junk and How to Cook Everything

"Everyone who works a food-related job, or who just cares about what and whether our children and grandchildren will eat, should acquaint themselves with this path-breaking, delightfully informative book."
― Richard Heinberg, senior fellow, Post Carbon Institute, author, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

"Whether you are just stepping onto the resilience thinking footpath to those of us that are well-versed in projected climate change impacts to our food and fiber systems, Resilient Agriculture offers guideposts to encourage our individual and collective journeys towards a hopeful agriculture production vision that leaves no one behind."
― Michelle Lovejoy, Landscapes Resilience, Environmental Defense Fund

"Wonderfully concise, practical, and beautifully written compendium of how to deal with climate change's impacts on agriculture. This book should be on the shelf of every farmer in America and abroad."
― Dr. Sally Goerner, research director, Edinburgh University's Planetary Health Lab

"Provides the conceptual guidebook and strategic road map for navigating through the perils of climate instability in the quest for economic viability and long-run food security."
― John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri

"Gifts us practical insights and plenty of examples of how we can reshape our food system from being depleting to one that is resilient and regenerative. Thank-you Laura for your practical guidance and inspiration."
― Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., Founder and President, Global Footprint Network, co-author Ecological Footprint

"Mixing specific stories from current farmers with theory and analysis, Lengnick lays out a path for systemic, practical, and realistic transformation."
― Peter H. Lehner, managing attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming, Earthjustice, and co-author, Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture.

"A brilliant, hopeful book and a call to action."
― Marianne Landzettel, journalist and author, Regenerative Agriculture: Farming with Benefits

★Real world stories from the frontlines of climate change, resilience, and the future of food.

CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTS an unprecedented challenge to food and farming in the U.S. and beyond. Damaging weather variability and extremes capture the headlines, but more subtle changes caused by hotter summer nights, warmer winters, and a longer growing season have far-reaching effects on the land, people, and communities that feed us.

This expanded and updated edition of Resilient Agriculture takes you beyond the headlines and the hype to shine a light on agricultural climate solutions with the power to cultivate new American foodways that are just, sustainable, regenerative, and resilient.

Updated content includes:

Current and expected changes in regional weather patterns that disrupt food and farming
New adaptation stories from sustainable, climate-smart, organic, and regenerative farmers and updates on the producers featured in the first edition
Real-world applications of resilience thinking that connect the dots between food justice, sustainable development, regenerative economy, and planetary health
A companion website with stories, videos, issue briefs, reading guides, and more.
Whether you are working in food and farming or are simply an interested eater, Resilient Agriculture will take you on a journey into real-world resilience solutions with the power to regenerate the well-being of land, people, and community no matter the challenges ahead.

Laura Lengnick is an award-winning soil scientist with 25 years of experience working as a researcher, policy maker, educator, and farmer to put sustainability values into action in agriculture and food systems. She is the founder and principal at Cultivating Resilience, LLC, in Asheville, NC.