2012-02-05T22:08:47Z http://blog.nibblerseatery.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.nibblerseatery.com,2009-04-22:2011047 Nibblers Eatery & Wine Bar 2009-04-23T01:04:09Z 2009-04-23T01:04:09Z <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Thanks for your comment!  My understanding is that there is a significant contrast between Western single-crop agricultural management and polycropping.  The polycropping that occurs in indigenous populations, such as in the Yucatan or in Africa can look disorganized and unscientific, but through studying these farming practices it becomes clear that it is the result of careful, logical, complex relationships within agricultural science that is quite different than what is utilized in the West. <br>Sustainability to us here at Nibblers means that anything we bring into the restaurant comes from practices that do not knowingly harm our planet, our people, our animals, or our environment.  At this point, we choose to leave the agri-sustainability arguments to the farmers we know and trust.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Again, thanks for reading and commenting!</span></div> tag:blog.nibblerseatery.com,2009-01-20:1726066 Chuck B. 2009-01-20T16:16:23Z 2009-01-20T16:16:23Z Sustainable obviously means different things to different people. I had a friend that spent several years in the Yucatan studying Mayan polycropping practices and felt that nothing that didn't reach that level or at least used a solid polycropping regimen could truly be called "sustainable". He might be just a bit biased. Any thoughts on this?