Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

 

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6.  Alternative Farming Systems Information Center: Publications [pdf]
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/pubsindex.shtml

The United States Department of Agriculture's website has a special
section devoted to alternative farming systems, which include ecological
pest management, value-added enterprises, agritourism, renewable energy
on the farm, and aquaculture.  Visitors will find the publications
section related to alternative farming system to be filled with
resources on a multitude of subjects.  "Sustainability in Agriculture"
is the first topic on the homepage, and includes a publication updated
in 2007, called "Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms", that
should be a good start for manyvisitors.  Visitors interested in
learning how to engage in sustainable agriculture methods, should take a
look at "Sustainable Agriculture:
Information Access Tools" published in 2009.  The tools include
publications on "Automated Database Searches", "Research Funding
Resources", and    

         "Top 10 research Journals".


 An informative piece of writing about the evolution of
organic/sustainable agriculture is also available here. [KMG]

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