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| AFSIC Highlights |
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| Oral History Interview Series
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
A list of oral history interviews (some available online) with people who have provided leadership and inspiration in the field of alternative or sustainable agriculture. IFOAM also highlights Pioneers of the Organic Movement. |
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| Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Read about the issues, controversies and progress in defining "sustainable agriculture;" review practices and systems associated with sustainability; and find articles and authors. |
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| Information from Other Sources |
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| Defining and Implementing Sustainable Agriculture
Kansas State University.
An overview of sustainable agriculture, this publication compares various definitions and dispels some myths. Issues related to implementing sustainable agriculture are discussed. |
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| On Defining Sustainable Agriculture
North Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
"Among those working in sustainable agriculture, there seems to be a growing consensus that we need to spend less time trying to define sustainable agriculture and more time working to achieve it…" Agricultural economist, Dr. John Ikerd, writes and lectures extensively on sustainable agriculture topics. |
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| Alternative Agriculture
National Research Council. Board on Agriculture; National Academy Press.
Findings and recommendation from the National Research Council's Committee on the "Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture." (Open Book format) |
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| The Sustainable Agriculture Draft Standard
Leonardo Academy, Inc.
Formal proceedings to establish the first national standard for sustainable agriculture were launched in October 2007. This draft standard for trial use is presented by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). |
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| Principles of Agroecology and Sustainability
University of California, Santa Cruz. Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Agroecology Research Group.
Access on-line publications that focus on definitions and applications of agroecology and sustainability. |
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