Has anyone read "The Wizard and the Prophet" by Charles Mann

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and if so, did it have an impact on your thinking?

I must say that it really did for me.

Now I am reading his other books.

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1. No, but someone who did talked to me about it in a way that left me interested.

How did it impact your thinking?

[Tumbulu]

2. It was sort of a mind blowing experience for me to read it.

And it has been a good eight months since I finished it and you know I find myself still thinking about it.

I was educated by and my mindset sort of formed by people who might be considered on the “prophet” side. But I have been using classical plant breeding for organic cotton production for 38 years and the “wizard” in this book is Norman Borlaug, the very famous plant breeder, and from whom the “Green Revolution” flowed.

Twenty years ago I helped reintroduce an heirloom wheat named Sonora, and have been growing it ever since. So I have a little experience now with grains.

Reading about his work was so riveting. As all my educators and friends had had a rather negative take on the entire green revolution idea, it being the source of so many environmental problems.

Anyway, I am still reconsidering my points of view. Looking back as to how and why I formed them. But with the experiences of actually farming.

I am glad to be so puzzled actually.

So, I was wondering if anyone else had such a reaction.