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Carrying Capacity

By June 21, 2026No Comments1 min read

“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.”— Wendell BerryThe modern world is obsessed with limits.We worry about the carrying capacity of fisheries, forests, aquifers, grasslands, and oceans. We debate the carrying capacity of cities and nations. We speak endlessly about resources, consumption, efficiency, and growth.Yet somewhere along the way, we forgot the deeper meaning of the phrase itself.Carrying capacity is not merely the amount that can be taken. It…


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