101. CARI Sustainable Agriculture Selected links related to sustainable agriculture. Defining and Implementingsustainable agriculture from Kansas sustainable agriculture http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/csas/

Go to.... coNEcting Nebraska Master Navigator Electronic Main St Nebr EDGE Program Tilling the Soil Nebr Rural Poll PRN Edu Comm NE Rural Institude Coop. Dev. Ctr. Farm Profitability Integrated Farm Pj Rural News Bits RUPRI PRN Tech. Across NE CRD Action Team Sustainable Agriculture A sustainable agriculture is economically profitable, environmentally sound, and socially viable for the long term. Many of the links listed at the end of this page deal directly with defining sustainable agriculture in more detail. This page focuses on the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products that are grown or sold in non-conventional ways. Examples include various methods of direct marketing, on-farm or cooperative processing, and organic food and feed. Below are brief descriptions of CARI projects, programs and resources that fall under the umbrella of sustainable agriculture. Click on each to go to that item's page.

102. Land Link Vermont A farm transfer program at the UVM Center for sustainable agriculture. http://www.uvm.edu/landlinkvt/

103. What Is Sustainable Agriculture: ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Inform The publications in this series provide an introduction to the principles ofsustainable agriculture and some of the systems approaches associated with http://www.attra.org/fundamental.html

800-346-9140 (English) Home Site Map Who We Are Contact Us ... Master Publication List Enter your email above and click Go. Newsletter Archives ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service P.O. Box 3657 Fayetteville, AR 72702 Home What is Sustainable Agriculture? What is Sustainable Agriculture? Whether you're a beginning farmer, or an experienced agricultural producer interested in transitioning to more sustainable practices, you may want to start by learning more about the principles of sustainable agriculture and some of the "systems" approaches associated with it. The publications in this series introduce and discuss concepts, and provide a general overview of planning and managing a more sustainable farm operation. ATTRA Publications NOTE: Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction Summary HTML PDF / 700 kb Applying the Principles of Sustainable Farming Summary HTML PDF / 477 kb Organic Crop Production Overview Summary HTML PDF / 899 kb Holistic Management: A Whole-Farm Decision Making Framework Summary HTML PDF / 337 kb Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures Summary HTML PDF / 484 kb Manures for Organic Crop Production Summary HTML PDF / 385 kb Biointensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

104. Sustainable Agriculture-Key Text Around the world the concept of sustainable agriculture has been embraced Some of the biggest threats to sustainable agriculture, and approaches to deal http://www.science.org.au/nova/071/071key.htm

Key text Published by Australian Academy of Science Sponsored by With the population exceeding 6 billion and growing by about 6 million a month, the need to protect agricultural land and to increase food production has become critical. Does sustainable agriculture have the answers? Printer-friendly version of complete topic About 5000 years ago, large cities were flourishing in the flat plains of what is now southern Iraq. The cities were surrounded by thousands of hectares of crop land irrigated from the rivers. Farmers grew barley, wheat, flax, dates, apples, plums and grapes, and herded sheep and goats for meat and milk. This early example of intensive agriculture proved unsustainable. By around 4000 years ago, desert had replace the fields and the cities had been abandoned. History records many such examples of agricultural communities flourishing and then failing, often because farming eroded the soil, exhausted the soil’s nutrients or caused a build-up of salt. There were many fewer mouths to feed in those days; the global population was probably no more than a couple of hundred million. So if agriculture failed in one area, plenty of arable land remained available for development. The world no longer has that luxury. The need to protect agricultural land and to increase food production has become critical. Around the world the concept of sustainable agriculture has been embraced to try to ensure that food supplies will continue to match demand.

105. ICARDA-Sustainable Agriculture For The Dry Areas International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas agriculture,research, training and publications. http://www.icarda.org/

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS Helping Small Enterprises Capture the Livestock Products Market in West Asia and North Africa The good news is that demand for small ruminant products in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) is expected to grow due to increased affluence and population growth. The bad news is that the poor in marginal areas of the region whose livelihoods depend on livestock production may lose their market share due to low productivity and poor marketing infrastructure. Improper livestock production practices may also erode the natural resources. ...Full story Robert D. Havener Passes Away ICARDA Deeply Grieved ... read more ICARDA International School of Aleppo Generation Challenge Programme Announcements Funding Opportunities ICARDA in the News International Conferences: International Seed Trade Conference in CWANA Region, 29 November to 1 December 2005, Antalya, Turkey

106. Centre For Information On Low External Input And Sustainable Agriculture Aims for poverty alleviation through the promotion of agroecological approaches. Includes a collection of links, book reviews, and other information. http://www.leisa.info/

home about us magazine search ... customize Partner Log in:  Password:  Magazine on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture LEISA Magazine, Volume 21:2 - More than money - Agriculture has a fundamental role to play in supporting and shaping our present-day societies. It has far greater value to humans than the market price for the final produce: Agriculture could potentially form the basis for strong rural communities and their economic activities, provide healthy food and maintain ecosystem services such as clean air and water, recycling of nutrients, and the maintenance of biodiversity and attractive landscapes. In this issue of LEISA Magazine we have tried to bring together examples of how people have been able to create a richer and more sustainable livelihood through wise use of their natural resources and the available opportunities. Strengthening their communities has often proven to be an essential part of this process. Read the articles. global edition Latest regional magazine:Revista Agriculturas: experiências em agroecologia, volume 2: 2 - Beneficiamento da produção e acesso a mercados Read the articles.

107. Links To Sustainable Agriculture Sustinable Agriculture, Organic Farming agriculture directory, magazines,TravelStore, EducationStore, science classifieds, farm magazines, agricultural http://www2.msstate.edu/~dlang/sustaglink.html

Sustainable Agriculture Links What is Sustainable Agriculture ? Info from the University of California at Davis Link to Maryland's Agroecolgy Center John McCarthy's (Stanford University) Sustainable Agriculture FAQ and his views on Sustainability of Human Progress SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Network Update on the latest Sustainable Agriculture Links from YAHOO ! Alternative Farming Systems Information Center from the National Agricultural Library Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture from Nebraska's INAR Search the Enviro Link Library Rodale Institute Page The Resource Renewal Institute Sustainability from the Online Enviromental Community The Sustainable Farmstead by Lawrence London (and his Ag sites) HomePage of an Organic Farmer SALS@RAIN.ORG Information from the Environmental Working Group List of Sustainable Agriculture Resources from Penn State PennPages Sustainable Development Institute from Winnipeg, Canada Sustainable Ag Curriculum from Green and Growing Helping You Farm the Internet Agriculture Starts Here Alternative Crop Production Info from IFAS/UFL Riparian Buffer Strips from the Agroecology Team at Iowa State Find thousands of Non-Electric products at Lehman's Hardware Go to: Top of this page Course Information DIRECTORY Return to ETC !

108. Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group research and technical assistance priorities towards sustainable agriculture.Build farmer leadership in the sustainable agriculture movement. http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/localcon/groups/sosawg.htm

Home Local Contacts Menu Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Sustainable Farming Connection Where farmers find and share information. Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group PO Box 324 Elkins, AR 72727 Phone: Fax: E-mail: ssfarm@lynks.com Contact: Keith Richards The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is a network of approximately 50 member organizations working for more sustainable agriculture in 13 Southern states. The Southern SAWG assists family farmers and farm communities to prosper in a healthy environment by helping to remove technical, institutional and economic barriers to sustainability. Southern SAWG works to: Provide forums for the exchange of information between farmers and others in the agricultural community. Enlarge the marketing opportunities for sustainable farmers and assist in the development of farmer-controlled marketing strategies. Advocate for sustainability as a fundamental principle of state and federal agricultural policies. Redirect land-grant university research and technical assistance priorities towards sustainable agriculture. Build farmer leadership in the sustainable agriculture movement.

109. Organic Research Database - Abstracts Database Courses, internship programs and practicums are offered at Hedgerow Farm, seven miles east of Boulder, Colorado. http://www.organic-research.com/ac/ac004.asp

if(popupBlocker)alert('Warning: To view the abstracts database, you should not use a pop-up blocker on this site') Main Menu Search Database Introduction Database Guide Serials Cited Subject Coverage Animal Husbandry and Health Crop Science Economics, Policy and Rural Studies Farming Systems, Sustainability and Ecology ... Soil Science Site Search All Reviews Books: Title/Author ISBN Books: Free-text Abstracts Database Welcome to organic-research.com Viewing of articles on organic-research.com requires a subscription. If you are a subscriber to organic-research.com , please log in to the site using the boxes. Username: Password: If you would like your library to take out a free trial, please ask your librarian to fill in the form for a trial. If you are just browsing without subscribing, you will not be able to access the full text of Review articles or the Abstracts Database. Subscribers who login using a username and password will also have to log in to the abstracts database for security reasons. If you use IP address recognition to log in then you will not need to log in at all. THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTION CAB International Site Map Technical Info Feedback ... Other CABI Sites

110. New England Livestock Alliance Dedicated to organic farming and sustainable agriculture through grassfarming. http://www.nelivestockalliance.org/

The New England Livestock Alliance is a membership-based, farmer-driven program of The New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy The contents of the site are being updated and will become available on the folloiwng web site: www.nehbc.org To learn more about the New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy CLICK HERE About NEHBC The New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy (NEHBC) conserves historic and endangered breeds of livestock and promotes their production to advance farmland preservation, biodiversity and sustainable agricultural practices. Contact: The New England Livestock Alliance at The New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy PO Box 20 Richmond, MA 01254 Phone: 413 443 8356 e-mail: contact@nehbc.org

111. Sustainable Agriculture And Rural Livelihoods Works to develop more effective and equitable forms of agriculture and natural resource management. http://www.iied.org/agri/

112. Environmental And Human Health Harms Of Industrial Agriculture How sustainable agriculture Can Address the Environmental and Human Health Harms We then discuss how a sustainable agriculture can address these issues. http://www.jhsph.edu/Environment/CLF_Press/CLF_publications/WhitePaper.html

September 26, 2005 CLF Reports CLF Supported Research Publications CLF in the Press How Sustainable Agriculture Can Address the Environmental and Human Health Harms of Industrial Agriculture Leo Horrigan, MHS, Robert S. Lawrence, MD, Polly Walker, MD, MPH the Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 110, Number 5, May 2002 If you would like more information about this paper, please contact Polly Walker PDF version of this paper. Also see related article ( html PDF ) and editorial ( html PDF ) in the same issue of EHP. Table 0f Contents Abstract Introduction Impact of Food Production on the Environment Impact of Food Production and Diet on Health ... Acknowledgements Abstract Environ Health Perspect 110:445-456 (2002). [Online 20 March 2002] Introduction The Union of Concerned Scientists (1) said that industrial agriculture views the farm as a factory with "inputs" (such as pesticides, feed, fertilizer, and fuel) and "outputs" (corn, chickens, and so forth). The goal is to increase yield (such as bushels per acre) and decrease costs of production, usually by exploiting economies of scale. Industrial agriculture depends on expensive inputs from off the farm (e.g., pesticides and fertilizer), many of which generate wastes that harm the environment; it uses large quantities of nonrenewable fossil fuels; and it tends toward concentration of production, driving out small producers and undermining rural communities. The following environmental and public health concerns are associated with the prevailing production methods:

113. WSU-CSANR Home Center for Sustaining Agriculture Natural Resources sustainable agriculturePrograms Ag Environment Ag Society Biologically Intensive http://csanr.wsu.edu/

Washington State University Home CSANR Washington State University 7612 Pioneer Way Puyallup, WA 98371-4998 USA Tel. (253) 445-4626 FAX (253) 445-4579 csanr@wsu.edu Headlines Participate in Organic Consumer Survey. Organic Tree Fruit Symposium Proceedings. Field Tour: Goats and Cattle Used for Invasive Vegetation Control Sustainable Agriculture The Mission of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources is to foster approaches to agriculture and natural resource stewardship that are economically viable, environmentally sound, and socially responsive. WSU College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences WSU Extension Sustainable Agriculture Programs: Climate Friendly Farming Small Farms SARE Contact us: csanr@wsu.edu Accessibility Policies CSANR, Washington State University , 7612 Pioneer Way,Puyallup, WA 98371-4998 USA September 21, 2005

114. SustainableAg.net, An Educational Resource For Sustainable Agriculture SustainableAg.net, An Educational Resource for sustainable agriculture Hosted and maintained by the Santa Rosa Junior College Agriculture and Natural http://www.sustainableag.net/

Hosted and maintained by the Santa Rosa Junior College Agriculture and Natural Resources Department. This site has been funded by the California Food and Fiber Future Project and the W.K. Kellog Foundation's Food Systems Professions Education Initiative. [ Home ] Curriculum Events Case Studies Research ... Links Last modified: March 21, 2001

115. SAFE REport Subheadings Reducing Food Poverty with sustainable agriculture A Summary of New Evidence Chapter 6 Policies for a More sustainable agriculture (29kb) http://www2.essex.ac.uk/ces/ResearchProgrammes/CESOccasionalPapers/SAFErepSUBHEA

Centre for Environment and Society Research Programmes Masters and PhD Programmes Community Participation Visitors, Conferences and Events Reducing Food Poverty with Sustainable Agriculture: A Summary of New Evidence (Pretty and Hine - full report, 136 pages) Contents Acknowledgement, Acromyms, Executive Summary (65kb) Chapter 1: What is Sustainable Agriculture? (45kb) Chapter 2: The World Food Context (31kb) Chapter 3: Methodology for the Study (18kb) ... Back to CES Home Page Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom How to request a University of Essex prospectus Site maintained by marih@essex.ac.uk CES Occasional Papers Books IJAS: New Journal

116. Seed Ball Pages Jim Bones Light Writings Masanobu Fukuoka Organic Agriculture Ri Information on the making and use of seed balls in natural farming, plus other essays on biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, and other environmental issues. http://www.seedballs.com/

Jim Bones Agriculture Art Biodiversity Earth Education Fukuoka Nature SeedBall Watershed Wilderness Light Writings * Photographs, like everything else we see, are fugitive illusions derived from light. It causes mist to rise, wind to blow, and rain to water the land. Scattering, sunlight makes the sky blue, and striking chlorophyll, it makes green plants grow. Animals harvest its energy as blades and stems and seeds. Gas, oil, coal, plastics, minerals, and metals, all are vibrating particles of light. The atmosphere, the oceans, the very rocks of the planet are the distillate dross of our star. Slow Down, Take Time, Be Like Water * Explore Seed Balls* 1. Seed Balls A Preface 2. Masanobu Fukuoka 3. What They Are 4. How To Apply Them ... Who Practices Natural Farming? - Send Information To Post - Biodiversity Islands of Wildness Agriculture Is Agriculture Sustainable ? ... El Camino Real History T he Population "Problem" Is Actually The Solution. We Humans Will Consume Our Resource Base And Collapse. We Will Then Never Be Able To Do Such Mischief To The Earth Or Each Other Again. In The Process

117. SAFE-World Executive Summary Of Final Report A more sustainable agriculture seeks to make the best use of nature’s goods and sustainable agriculture jointly produces food and other goods for farm http://www2.essex.ac.uk/ces/ResearchProgrammes/SAFEWexecsummfinalreport.htm

Centre for Environment and Society Research Programmes Masters and PhD Programmes Community Participation Visitors, Conferences and Events Reducing Food Poverty with Sustainable Agriculture: A Summary of New Evidence Executive Summary Jules Pretty and Rachel Hine, University of Essex SAFE-World Research Project February 2001 The Scale of the Challenge Over the past 40 years, per capita world food production has grown by 25%, and food prices in real terms have fallen by 40%. Between the early 1960s and mid-1990s, average cereal yields grew from 1.2 t/ha to 2.52 t/ha in developing countries whilst total cereal production has grown from 420 to 1176 million tonnes per year. At the year 2000, there were 790 million people hungry. Despite progress on average per capita consumption of food (up 17% in the past 30 years to 2760 kcal), people in 33 countries still consume under 2200 kcal per day. Although a combination of increased production and more imports will mean per capita consumption will increase to about 3000 kcal per day by 2015, food insecurity and malnutrition will still persist. Changes in Demand for Food Food demand will both grow and shift in the coming decades for three reasons: increasing numbers of people (until at least the mid-late 21 st century) mean the absolute demand for food will increase;

118. Tilth Producers-- HOME A Chapter of Washington Tilth Association, fosters and promotes ecologically sound sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity. http://www.tilthproducers.org/

SEARCH Tilth Producers of Washington, a Chapter of Washington Tilth Association , is the organic and sustainable farm organization of Washington State. A membership organization of over 400 Washington growers, Tilth Producers fosters and promotes ecologically sound, sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity. Nancy Allen, Administrative Director Ph. 206-442-7620 FAX: 206-524-7702 nancy@tilthproducers.org Contact Us SEARCH the Tilth Producers Website T was quite a success! Click HERE for More Info Audio and Video from the conference are available. Sign up to Receive Email Messages from Tilth Producers Type your email address above then click button below. The Washington State Farmers' Market Association's Directory of Farmers' Markets Click Here For a History of Tilth Producers, Click Here In fulfilling its educational mission, Tilth Producers: Publishes the Tilth Producers Quarterly a journal of organic and sustainable agriculture, Publishes the Washington Tilth Directory , a guide to organic and sustainable growers, markets, food and farm suppliers and resources in Washington

119. Rainforest Alliance: Sustainable Agriculture sustainable agriculture is at the center of the Rainforest Alliance’s efforts to Read about the benefits of our sustainable agriculture program for http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/agriculture/

Skip navigation. News Publications Profiles in Sustainability ... kleinhans fellows Sustainable Agriculture En Español Agriculture Program Mission The mission of the sustainable agriculture program is to integrate productive agriculture, biodiversity conservation and human development. Farmers, companies, cooperatives and landowners who participate in our programs meet comprehensive, rigorous social and environmental standards . The Rainforest Alliance provides farmers with incentives to meet our standards, and encourages companies and consumers to support the farms making improvements toward sustainability. Results and Benefits Read about the benefits of our sustainable agriculture program for producers, consumers, local people and the environment. Photo by Carlos Alberto Gonzales Crops Learn about the crops we are certifying and read case studies from successful farms. Certification and Services Marketplace Sustainable Agriculture Network Current Intiatives ... home

120. Sustainable Agriculture Sterling College s sustainable agriculture Program was recently highlighted in an Our sustainable agriculture program parallels the College’s mission by http://www.sterlingcollege.edu/sustainable.htm

Sterling College About Sterling Academic Programs Student Life ... Academic Calendar Sustainable Agriculture Description of Major Samples of Internships and Senior Applied Research Projects Degree Requirements News to Note! Sterling College's Sustainable Agriculture Program was recently highlighted in an article about college and university farms. The article can been found on the Rodale Institute's New Farm website , which "reaches a global community of food producers to exchange valuable 'farmer-to-farmer know-how.'" Sustainable agriculture strives to build a food and fiber production system that is economically viable, while protecting or enhancing environmental quality and the quality of life for consumers and farmers. Farmers and other agricultural professionals work to develop innovative farming techniques, and vibrant local economies and markets, while protecting natural resources such as soil and water quality, and wildlife habitat. Our Sustainable Agriculture program parallels the College’s mission by combining academic study, experiential challenges, and work. The College Farm, consisting of solar-powered barns, pasturelands, gardens, fruit trees, greenhouses, and a diversity of livestock, is a living lab for the exploration of sustainable agricultural systems. Working alongside faculty, students become involved in the farm through a college-wide work program, structured skill-building activities, and careful academic inquiry into farming systems. Students study the principles of science and economics that underlie agricultural systems and learn a variety of agricultural techniques and practices applicable to the small, diversified farm and homestead. Further classes provide additional technical knowledge, explore and assess a range of agricultural models from biodynamic to corporate farms, and examine the human relationship to nature and agro-ecosystems.

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