AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART VIII Introduction On February 1, 1990 Bruce Lansdale was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture by the Faculty of Agriculture of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. This is the first part of THE POWER OF MYTH IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT BY Bruce M. Lansdale INTRODUCTION …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART VII Introduction On February 1, 1990 Bruce Lansdale was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture by the Faculty of Agriculture of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. This part of the Bruce Lansdale Memorial is the Introduction by Professor Lucas Ananikas, Chairman of the Department of Agricultural …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART VI Introduction From its earliest days the American Farm School was an act of faith. Miracles seemed to happen almost on a daily basis. One of those miracles was that the Quakers influenced key people and a Quaker would appear at critical moments to lend a helping hand. …
THE LEADERSHIP OF CIVILIZATION BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVILIZATION THEORY, SYMBOLIC DIALOGUE, AND CITIZEN SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY RICHARD J. SPADY AND RICHARD S. KIRBY IN COLLABORATION WITH CECIL H. BELL, JR. Forum Foundation Seattle 2002 PART I Back cover As a new century dawns, this book introduces new truths about the theory and …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART V Introduction In re-making the American Farm School to fit the post-war era, Bruce Lansdale knew that he could not do it alone, especially in a world where the values on which the School was founded found little support from the general public. The success of the institution …
Book review In Part 1 of Earth in the Balance: Ecology and Human Spirit, Senator Al Gore tells us that: “Too often we are unwilling to look beyond ourselves to see the effect of our actions today on our children and grandchildren. Many people have lost faith in the future because in virtually every facet …
AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART IV BRUCE AND TAD: THE BEGINNING AT THE AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL A review of MY METAMORPHOSIS A TAPESTRY OF PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS ELIZABETH LANSDALE ENARETOS PRESS 2007 info@afs.edu.gr www,afs.edu.gr PART II Chapter 9: Dual Challenges, the Farm School and Thessaloniki: 1950s Fitting into the Greek scene took …
SEKEM A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN THE EGYPTIAN DESERT IBRAHIM ABOULEISH FLORIS BOOKS 2004 PART II Chapter 2: Return to Egypt (Cont.) My heart tries to understand I continued to work with anthroposophy and became acquainted with its practical applications in many areas of life. I repeatedly found life changing solutions presenting themselves after intense …
In Sekem: A Sustainable Community in the Egyptian Desert by Ibrahim Abouleish, we learn that: In 1977 the Sekem initiative was established with the setting up of agriculture, and over the years there followed commercial businesses, education centres and medical centres to complete the venture. Now Sekem has spread throughout Egypt. Many people, hearing about …
THE END OF POVERTY HOW WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE TIME JEFFREY SACHS PENGUIN BOOKS 2005 PART II Chapter 1: A Global Family Portrait (Cont.) Bangladesh: On the ladder of development A few thousand miles away from this perfect storm is another scene of poverty. This is poverty in retreat, …
