Sustainable Agriculture >> Organic Agriculture

Organic agriculture uses natural fertilizers and natural methods of pest and weed control, instead of synthetic or inorganic chemicals. It views the farm holistically, manages it intensively, and stresses biodiversity and soil health.

Recommended resources on this topic:

Reports & Other Documents

New Evidence Confirms the Nutritional Superiority of Plant-Based Organic Foods

The Organic Center, March 2008.

Mitigating Climate Change through Organic Agriculture and Localized Food Systems

Institute of Science in Society, January 2008.

2007 National Organic Research Agenda.

Organic Farming Research Foundation, January 2007.

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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Transition to large-scale organic vegetable production in the Salinas Valley, California

S.M. Smukler, et al. Agr Ecosyst Environ, July 2008.

Organic agriculture cannot feed the world

D.J. Connor. Field Crop Res; March 5, 2008.

Can organic agriculture feed the world?

C. Badgley and I. Perfecto. Renew Agr Food Syst, June 2007.

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Relevant Organizations

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (USDA)

Economic Research Service (USDA)

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

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Additional Tools & Resources

All Organic Links site

How to Go Organic site

Assists farmers with transition to organic production.

Lady Eve Balfour. Towards a Sustainable Agriculture – The Living Soil. Transcript of address made to International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, 1977.

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