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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
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Links to Other Introductory Sustainable Agriculture & Agroecology
Information
What is Sustainable
Agriculture? University of California Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education Program
Exploring
Sustainability in Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture
Network
Defining
and Implementing Sustainable Agriculture, Kansas State University
Extension
Towards a Sustainable
Agriculture, article by Steve Diver
Future Horizons:
Recent Literature in Sustainable Agriculture, University of
Nebraska Extension
Tracing
the Evolution of Organic/Sustainable Agriculture, Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center
Sustainable
Agriculture: Definitions and Terms, Alternative Farming Systems
Information Center
An Introduction
to Sustainable Agriculture, Ecological Agriculture Projects,
Macdonald College of McGill University
Sustainable
Agriculture: Balancing Profits and Human and Natural Resources,
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin
Principles
of Agricultural Sustainability, by John Gerber
Sustainable
Agriculture Case Studies, NRCS (PDF / 277K)
Principles
of Agroecology and Sustainability, University of California-Santa
Cruz
Agroecology:
Principles and Strategies for Designing Sustainable Farming Systems,
by Miguel Altieri
Farms as Ecosystems, Dalhousie
University
Improving Whole Farm Planning Through Better Decision-Making, Holistic Management International
Last Updated September 11, 2008
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