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 section introduce and discuss key concepts and provide a general overview of planning and managing a more sustainable farm operation.
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Agriculture, Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration - IP338PDF Price: FREE |
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Applying the Principles of Sustainable Farming - IP107PDF Price: FREE |
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ATTRA Soil Resources - IP556PDF Price: FREE |
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Biointensive Integrated Pest Management - IP049PDF Price: FREE |
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Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control - CT065PDF Price: $.99 for non-members |
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Finding Land to Farm: Six Ways to Secure Farmland - IP349PDF Price: FREE |
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Holistic Management: A Whole-Farm Decision Making Framework - IP154PDF Price: FREE |
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Life-Cycle Assessment in Agricultural Systems - IP447PDF Price: FREE |
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Manures for Organic Crop Production - IP127PDF Price: $.99 for non-members |
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Organic Crop Production Overview - IP170PDF Price: FREE |
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Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures - IP024PDF Price: $1.95 for non-members |
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Pressure-Treated Wood: Organic and Natural Alternatives - IP362 PDF Price: $2.99 for non-members |
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Small-Scale Intensive Farm Publications CD - IP418 |
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Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction - IP043PDF Price: FREE |
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⇒ Links to Other Introductory Sustainable Ag & Agroecology Information
| Agroecology: Principles and Strategies for Designing Sustainable Farming Systems by Miguel Altieri |
| Definition of the term “Sustainable Agriculture” Ecological Agriculture Projects, Macdonald College of McGill University |
| Issues in Sustainable Agriculture University of California-Santa Cruz |
| Sustainable Agriculture: Balancing Profits and Human and Natural Resources Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin |
| Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms Alternative Farming Systems Information Center |
| Sustainable Agriculture Principles and Concept Overview Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education |
| Towards a Sustainable Agriculture article by Steve Diver |
| Tracing the Evolution of Organic/Sustainable Agriculture Alternative Farming Systems Information Center |
| What is Sustainable Agriculture? University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program |
| What Is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education |