The earth I tread on is not a dead, inert mass. It is a body, has a spirit, is organic, and fluid to the influence of its spirit, and to whatever particle of that spirit is in me. She is not dead, but sleepeth.
The globalization of the agriculture system and the previously noted ecological and economic changes have led to cultural changes in the third world. The rise of contract farming in the Dominican Republic has led to a rise in nontraditional farming, which is supplanting traditional farming. Thousands of peasant homes have gone into contracts with private corporations, which changes the entire cultural dynamic of families and population centers (Raynolds 2000:443).
