121. An Introduction To Sustainable Agriculture sustainable agriculture is both a philosophy and a system of farming. sustainable agriculture systems are designed to take maximize advantage of http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/Publications/EAP16.htm

[http://eap.mcgill.ca/Publications/eap_head.htm] EAP Publication - 16 An Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture prepared by Ecological Agriculture Projects Macdonald College of McGill University June, 1989 Introduction Sustainable agriculture is both a philosophy and a system of farming. It has its roots in a set of values that reflects an awareness of both ecological and social realities. It involves design and management procedures that work with natural processes to conserve all resources, minimize waste and environmental damage, while maintaining or improving farm profitability. Working with natural soil processes is of particular importance. Sustainable agriculture systems are designed to take maximize advantage of existing soil nutrient and water cycles, energy flows, and soil organisms for food production. As well, such systems aim to produce food that is nutritious, without being contaminated with products that might harm human health. An evolving approach to agriculture Sustainable agriculture has been practiced for many decades and encompasses a tremendous number of different approaches described by many different names. To this point, most of these approaches have largely been limited to the substitution of environmentally More significant advances can be expected, however, as a result of developments in the science and art of agroecosystem design and management. The names of the major schools of thought in sustainable agriculture are outlined in Figure 1, and are classified according to whether their operating principles are based on concepts of "efficiency", "substition", or "redesign".

122. International Conference On Sustainable Agriculture International Conference on sustainable agriculture. http://www.icsagr-fei.org/conference/

123. HeartbeatUSA.com Focuses on concerns about food production and marketing, sustainable agriculture, food safety, and the beef industry. http://www.angelfire.com/sd/ThreeCords/

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124. Clemson University Sustainable Agriculture Program SCG Sustainable Ag Forestry Programs sustainable agriculture Program Clemson University sustainable agriculture Program logo http://www.clemson.edu/scg/sust/

Public Service Research Extension Plant Regulatory ... SCG > Sustainable Agriculture Program Questions or comments: Janet McLeod Scott Associate Coordinator IPM and Sustainable Agriculture Programs Contact Dr. Geoffrey Zehnder IPM and Sustainable Agriculture Programs 114 Long Hall, Box 340315 Clemson, SC 29634-0315 Contact Last revised: Production and Marketing of Vegetables Workshop to be held June 10, 2005 Clemson Student Farm Now Certified Organic Clemson and CU Sustainable Ag Program Receive "Institution of the Year" Award from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Clemson Students Honored by the National Wildlife Federation for Campus Composting Project CU-SA Home About CU-SA Calhoun Field Laboratory ... Other Web Resources Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.

125. Land Stewardship Project A private, nonprofit organization to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities. Provides current project news, program descriptions and online resources. http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/

126. Sustainable Agriculture sustainable agriculture. sustainable agriculture. http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/sustanag/

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127. Towards A Sustainable Agriculture By Steve Diver Steve Diver explains why a lowinput, sustainable form of agriculture is neededto preserve the environment and to serve true human needs. http://www.ru.org/artagri.html

Home New Renaissance Articles Recent Issues ... Radio Rawa Stay on Top of developments in ecology, economics, education, politics, science and the arts with a subscription to New Renaissance Click here SIGN UP for our free newsletter New Renaissance News , an e-mail bulletin giving updates about the web site and news relating to the themes of our journal. Enter your email address here: Subscribe Un-Subscribe Towards a Sustainable Agriculture by Steve Diver Sustainable agriculture is an important element of the overall effort to make human activities compatible with the demands of the earth's eco-system. Thus, an understanding of the different approaches to ecological agriculture is necessary if we want to utilise the planet's resources wisely. While sustainable agriculture is based on long-term goals and not a specific set of farming practices, it is usually accompanied by a reduction of purchased inputs in favor of managing on-farm resources. A good example is reliance on biologically-fixed nitrogen from legumes as versus manufactured nitrogen fertilizers. Low-input agriculture is one of several alternative farming systems whose methods are adaptable to sustainable agriculture. Low-input farming is based on a reductionbut not necessarily eliminationof chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides. Farmers are adopting these practices primarily to reduce costs, but also because they want to minimize impact on the environment or because they perceive future pesticide regulations.

128. Sustainable of the concept and production practices of sustainable agriculture. the implementation of new or improved sustainable agriculture practices. http://rps.uvi.edu/CES/sahome.html

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE The viability of Virgin Islands agriculture is increasingly becoming dependent upon the ability of local producers to maintain competitiveness in a changing Caribbean and world market. Producers will need assistance in evaluating alternative enterprises, opportunities, and agricultural practices which will sustain our agricultural resources to ensure continued production and optimum crop yields. OBJECTIVE Increase the knowledge of the staff of CES and other local and federal agriculture -support government agencies of the concept and production practices of sustainable agriculture. Increase knowledge of farmers and other interested residents on the importance of sustainable agricultural practices. Increase the number of farmers selecting the alternative crops and/or adopting sustainable agricultural practices on their farm sites. Most limited resource farmers in the Virgin Islands have been using various forms of sustainable agricultural practices in their production system for many years. Several constraints were identified as factors that affected the implementation of new or improved sustainable agriculture practices. Some farmers do not keep adequate records, therefore, complete data are not available on the increase or decrease of yields. Without proper records, farmers cannot quality for federal assistance programs. OBJECTIVES Develop awareness among Cooperative Extension Service, Agricultural Experiment Station, and USDA-Farm Service Agency administrators of sustainable agriculture concepts, so that they can give public support to sustainable agriculture in the V.I.

129. Small Farmer's Journal - Practical Horse Farming A journal in support of independent family farmers. Offering information on the use of animalpower, organics and sustainable agriculture. Lynn Miller is editor and publisher http://www.smallfarmersjournal.com

Monday, September 26 2005 Subscribe to the Journal A Short description of SFJ A Special Offer for First Time Subscribers! Subscribe now and receive 2 FREE Back Issues with your first Regular Issue! Order Here! Or Renew your Current Journal Subscription! Summer 2005 Issue Is Here! Subjects include: Subscribe Now! Books Available from SFJ Work Horse Handbook - second edition! Author Lynn R Miller has revised and expanded this classic reference. This book is now available. Order it here in Soft Cover or Hard Cover Training Workhorses / Training Teamsters by Lynn R Miller Order it here in Soft Cover or Hard Cover Haying With Horses by Lynn R Miller Order it Here! Ten Acres Enough: The Small Farm Dream is Possible Order it Here!

130. Kraft Foods Inc. - Agricultural Supply Base: Improving Sustainability Of Our Agr Four key elements have underpinned our sustainable agriculture efforts to date.Advancing the concept of sustainable agriculture as an element of our http://www.kraft.com/responsibility/agriculture_sustainableinitiative.aspx

Improving Sustainability of Our Agricultural Supply Base At Kraft, we think that responsible corporate citizenship is good for our business as well as the right thing to do. We have important responsibilities for those aspects of our business that we directly control, but we also share a strong interest in the success and well -being of those that are part of the agricultural supply base for our company. Because Kraft does not own or control farms or plantations, working cooperatively with others to encourage the long-term viability of our agricultural supply base is necessary for our own continued business success. We recognize that agriculture can have significant and lasting environmental and social impacts. Understanding and constructively addressing these impacts requires effort and cooperation from: Producers (including farmers, cooperatives and post-harvest processors) Food industry Governments Civil society We are taking significant steps to better understand what sustainability entails in the context of some of the many different agricultural systems of greatest relevance to our company, and are at an early stage in defining the ways in which we can best contribute in this area. We have focused our efforts thus far on commodities that are of both special importance to our business and associated with critical societal issues. We have several partnership programs and activities that are built on strong relationships with respected international and local governmental and nongovernmental partners and that leverage their capabilities and technical expertise to help us make a difference. Their dedication has been a vital ingredient for success as we have sought to help develop and implement programs with lasting impact.

131. ARLDF Home Page A training center for sustainable agriculture in the uplands, located in the southern part of the Philippines. http://www2.mozcom.com/~arldf/

The Asian Rural Life Development Foundation (ARLDF) is an Asian-based foundation that is primarily dedicated to aiding the development of upland rural farming areas. Its scope is Asia-wide and it offers training services, conference facilities and on-site consultation services in a variety of countryside development projects. Its base project and main training center is located in the southern Philippines. The ARLDF is officially registered as a foundation in the Philippines, India (State of Orissa, ARLDF India) and Nepal (ARLDF Nepal). On-going work of ARLDF in Asia outside of these officially registered programs include training linkages with other like-minded training centers such as: Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center and Vizcaya BOOST (Philippines); Development Service Center (Bangladesh); Rural Development Model (Indonesia); Baptist Rural Development Center (Thailand); and Thai Nguyen Farmer's Training Center (Vietnam). ARLDF has other projects going on in Vietnam, China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

132. The Health Of Our Water: Toward Sustainable Agriculture In Canada | Table Of Con Research Branch highlights, programs and services, research projects, onlinepublications, Science news, list of research centres. http://res2.agr.gc.ca/publications/hw/index_e.htm

National Science Programs Scientists Industry Media ... Centres The Health of our Water: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada Download The Health of our Water document in PDF format Table of Contents Foreword Preface Executive Summary Chapter 1 - Introduction ... Acknowledgments Previous / Table of Contents Next Date Modified: Important Notices

133. FAO - Water Resources, Development And Management Service - Home Promotes efficient use and conservation of water resources to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture and rural development. http://www.fao.org/ag/AGL/AGLW/AGLW.HTM

FAO Home Agriculture Land Water ... FAO Search Français Español News Highlights Events Portals ... Contacts The mission of the Water Resources, Development and Management Service is to promote efficient use and conservation of water resources to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture and rural development. Programme - Activities and Priorities of AGLW Services - Support of AGLW to Member Nations Tools - Software and Training Material Portal - Irrigation Portal - Water Information Field Projects AQUASTAT - Statistics and Information on Water and Agriculture IPTRID - Internat. Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage On-line documents - Water Other Sites Top of page - FAO Home - ... FAO Search © FAO, AGL (2000) Contact web master Last update: 14 April 2000

134. Consortium For Sustainable Agriculture Research And Education In Transition Consortium for sustainable agriculture and Education (CSARE). Transition in Progress.The Center for Rural Affairs is now housing and assisting in the http://www.cfra.org/csare/default.htm

CENTER for RURAL AFFAIRS Home Issues and Work Legislative Developments Get Involved ... Subscribe to Newsletter Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture and Education (CSARE) Transition in Progress The Center for Rural Affairs is now housing and assisting in the transition of the Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (CSARE) to a more project-oriented approach. CSARE members will receive email updates and opportunities to engage in policy and other activities to transform the agriculture research agenda. For more information contact Kim Leval (541) 687-1490. Contact: Kim Leval, kimleval@qwest.net or 541.687.1490 (Pacific time zone) for more information on CSARE. HOME

135. Earthwise Resources Development Australasia A demonstration site for sustainable agriculture. Details of the site, courses in permaculture, location. http://www.earthwise.org.au/

136. Sustainable Agriculture Resource List Lincoln Center for sustainable agriculture Systems, University of Nebraska, sustainable agriculture An Essential Part of the Agriculture Curriculum. http://www.umich.edu/~nppcpub/resources/ResLists/agri.html

Sustainable Agriculture Resource List This is a list of articles, books, videos, online resources, faculty, and organizations that can help you incorporate pollution prevention into your agriculture courses. We include purchasing information on more recently published books, which might be difficult to locate through interlibrary loan; also, the Cornell University Online Catalog is especially useful for locating agriculture documents. Please contact us if you can identify comlementary materials for this list. An asterisk ( ) indicates materials described in this compendium's annotated bibliography. Contents BOOKS, PAPERS, AND ARTICLES Curriculum Development Low-Input, Sustainable Agriculture Pollution Problems ... ADDITIONS Books, Papers, and Articles Curriculum Development Altieri, Miguel A. "Sustainable Agriculture Development in Latin America: Exploring the Possibilities." Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 39, no. 1/2 (3 March 1992): 1-21. Altieri, Miguel A., and Charles A. Francis. "Incorporating Agroecology Into the Conventional Agricultural Curriculum." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 7, no. 1/2 (1992): 89-93.

137. Charitable Organisation For Scholarships & Education In Uganda UK and Uganda charity for education grants, scholarships and sustainable agriculture education. http://www.kulika.org/

Scholarships and Sustainable Agriculture Training in Uganda Welcome to Kulika! Kulika is a charitable organisation based in the United Kingdom and Uganda, providing educational scholarships and grants to Ugandan students and also 'on the ground' sustainable agriculture training to farmers in Uganda. Uganda, located in the heart of East Africa, is emerging from a troubled past to become a strong African nation, but poverty is still the reality for very many people. For over twenty years, Kulika has been providing resources for Ugandan people to gain the skills and knowledge needed for them to be able to take control of their futures, and that of their country. Through our Scholarship Programme and the Sustainable Agriculture Training Programme Kulika provides opportunities for Ugandan people to gain the necessary skills and knowledge not only to improve their own livelihoods, but to contribute to the development of the nation as a whole. How we've helped Through its work over the years

138. Cccc.edu sustainable agriculture focuses on production that renews resources. The sustainable agriculture degree is also useful for persons desiring to serve in http://www.cccc.edu/Programs/Sustainable_Agriculture.html

Robin Kohanowich Karen Allen Earth renewal shelter Sustainable Agriculture ... Certificate Steve Moize, Shady Grove Farm The sustainable program taught me skills that have helped me to be a strong and empowered woman, and I feel confident using these skills and passing them on to others. Lea Clayton, student May I take non credit agriculture or farming based courses? How do I contact Central Carolina Community College? Where is Central Carolina Community College? I have never attended college, what do I need to do to come to CCCC? As a pioneer in innovative curriculum programs for the community college system, CCCC scored another winning effort with the establishment of its Sustainable Agriculture program in 2002. Developed in partnership with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension and with input from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the curriculum is about better growing methods.

139. United Nations Division For Sustainable Development- Sustainable Development Iss Chapter 14 of Agenda 21, on sustainable agriculture and rural development, sustainable agriculture was also considered at the fiveyear review of http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/agriculture/agri.htm

Home About Us Commission on Sustainable ... Search Issues Agriculture Chapter 14 of Agenda 21 , on sustainable agriculture and rural development, notes that, by the year 2025, 83 per cent of the expected global population of 8.5 billion will be living in developing countries. Yet the capacity of available resources and technologies to satisfy the demands of this growing population for food and other agricultural commodities remains uncertain. Agriculture has to meet this challenge, mainly by increasing production on land already in use and by avoiding further encroachment on land that is only marginally suitable for cultivation. CSD and SARD In accordance with its multi-year programme of work, agriculture as an economic sector was a major focus of CSD-8 in 2000, along with integrated planning and management of land resources as the sectoral theme. The supporting documentation and the discussions highlighted the linkages between the economic, social and environmental objectives of sustainable agriculture. The Commission adopted decision 8/4 which identified 12 priorities for action. It reaffirmed that the major objectives of SARD are to increase food production and enhance food security in an environmentally sound way so as to contribute to sustainable natural resource management. It noted that food security-although a policy priority for all countries-remains an unfulfilled goal. It also noted that agriculture has a special and important place in society and helps to sustain rural life and land.

140. Welcome To Low Input Viticulture And Enology, Inc. The Oregon Low Input Viticulture and Enology (LIVE, Inc.) program is a sustainable agriculture program providing vineyards and wineries with official recognition for agricultural practices that are modeled after international standards of Integrated Production. http://liveinc.org

Finishing the 2005 Growing Season As a reminder to our members complete vineyard records must be received by November 30th. If you need to know which records are outstanding contact the LIVE office by clicking here LIVE Offers New Membership Structure On May 26th, 2005 the LIVE membership voted unanimously to increase membership dues and offer new types of membership for long term program sustainability. Click here to read more. The Sustainable Grower Connection Do you have questions about sustainable growing practices? Would you like to share experiences with like minded growers? Are you looking for a source for certified sustainable fruit? You will find answers here. Salmon Safe Certification is Included in LIVE Membership LIVE and Salmon Safe have been working together since 1999 to protect the watershed. After successfully passing your first year of LIVE, you are certified Salmon Safe. International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) and International Certification LIVE and it's certified members are certified internationally by the International Organization for Biological Control . The IOBC sets an international standard for sustainable growing practices.

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