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• Plowman's Folly by Edward Faulkner
• The Waste Products of Agriculture by Sir Albert Howard.
• Biodynamic Agriculture, An Introduction by Herbert Koepf et al
• Chemicals, Humus and the Soil by Donald Hopkins.
• The Story of the Soil by Cyril Hopkins.

Link to Alternative Agriculture News -- August 2000 [8/2/2000]
Link to CropChoice.com [8/2/2000] -- An alternative news source for American farmers about GMOs (genetically modified organisms).
Link to 21st Century Lives:  Joel Salatin [7/22/2000] -- If you missed the pioneering grazier, pastured poultry producer, and relationship marketer on ABC News, you can read the text or view the video. 
Link to emarket farm [7/22/2000] -- Resources for farmers markets and market farmers.
Link to Sterling College [7/22/2000] -- Offers BA in Sustainable Agriculture.
Inside The Beltway -- July 2000  [7/16/2000] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Link to Alternative Agriculture News -- June 2000 -- [6/6/2000]
Inside The Beltway -- May 2000  [6/3/2000] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Link to Alternative Agriculture News -- May 2000 [6/3/2000].
Link to Timbergreen 2000 [6/3/3000] -- Site for forest owners who want to maximize the benefits of sustainable forestry management.
Inside The Beltway -- April 2000  [4/20/2000] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development [4/8/2000] -- Local contact.
Link to U.S. Composting Council discussion group  [4/8/2000] -- Compost issues.
Link to Alternative Agriculture News -- April 2000.
Inside The Beltway -- March 2000  [4/2/2000] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Link to Alex Avery and Chuck Benbrook debate GMO crops [3/22/2000]
Link to Alternative Agriculture News -- February 2000 [2/20/2000]
Inside The Beltway -- February 2000  [2/20/2000] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Link to Northern Plains sustainable Agriculture Society [2/20/2000] -- Includes direct marketing directory, newsletter articles, position papers and more.
Greenbook '99 -- A decade of tools [2/20/2000] -- Excellent collection of reports (mostly .pdf files) from the Minnesota Dept. of Ag. Sustainable Ag program.  Topics include alternative crops, soil fertility, fruits and vegetables and livestock.
Market Farming discussion group [2/20/2000] -- Production-oriented mailing list for small-acreage farmers of small acreage making a living providing food and fiber to consumer-direct markets.
Alternative Ag News [1/12/2000] -- New Wallace Center created at Winrock, anti-biotech efforts attract "serious" money, organic product list from OMRI, Monsanto sued, chemicals and pancreatic cancer.
Inside The Beltway -- January 2000  [1/7/2000] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College [1/3/2000] -- Local contact listing.
Hoop House Building [12/10/99] -- Step-by-step photo essay at the brand-spankin' new Practical Farmers of Iowa website.
Links to Community Supported Agriculture sites [12/10/99] -- Spurred on by a recent mention in Parade magazine, there are many new and improved CSA resources on the 'Net, including some that list information for CSA operations around the country. (Find a list of the mirror sites at this USDA site.)  There are many worth exploring, including:

• USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service -- Menu of CSA sites to explore.
• Robyn Van En Center --  Offers assistance to the enlarging CSA movement.
• Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition -- Wisconsin-based group.

Link to Sustainable pork production [12/10/99] -- At Texas Tech University.  Outdoor pig topics, a tour and information about the sustainable pork farm, and much more.
Link to PasturedPigs discussion group [12/10/99] -- Share tips with fellow pasture pig producers. Scan archives or receive individual or digest email.  Sign up first at the onelist.com homepage.
Link to Barn Owl Headquarters [12/10/99] -- Help control rodents by attracting these predators.  Nest box designs, produccts and info attract raptors, bats and other beneficial wildlife.
Link to American Livestock Breeds Conservancy [12/10/99] --  A nonprofit membership organization working to protect nearly 100 breeds of cattle, goats, horses, asses, sheep, swine and poultry from extinction.  Great profiles of rare breeds.
Alternative Ag News [12/9/99] -- International organic agreement, GMO warnings, surviving the "new agriculture," biotech companies launch PR campaign.
Inside The Beltway -- December '99 [11/25/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Inside The Beltway -- November '99 [11/11/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Organic Certification Association of Montana -- Local contact listing.
Link to Amaizing graize [11/10/99] -- Baldridge Hybrid corn varieties bred specifically to fill the summer pasture slump.
Alternative Ag News [11/5/99] -- Minimal gains in 2000 budget, floods reveal flaws in N.C. farm policy, Monsanto terminates terminator technology.
Link to New Farm Options [10/28/99] -- A wealth of information on alternative enterprises and value-added marketing opportunities from Univ. of Wis. Extension.  While there are still some information gaps that need to filled, you won't find a site with more to offer.  Be sure to check out the Alternative Field Crops & Livestock database, business planning resources and discussion group.  Highly recommended.
Link to Seed Savers Unite -- [10/28/99] Organic farmers collaborating with USDA's National Plant Germplasm System to preserve traditional plant varieties.
Link to Organics Outlook [10/28/99] -- Info on compost, mulch, grasscycling and related topics from the Calif. Integrated Waste Management Board.  Don't miss the Farming Outlook page.
Louisiana Organic Association [10/28/99] -- Local contact listing.
On the Prairie [10/28/99] -- This educational resource is great for helping kids understand and appreciate prairie ecology.  Kids agree, the  build a prairie page is a way cool interactive feature.  Next best thing to a field trip.
Link to Rural America [10/28/99] -- A column in In Motion edited by the Missouri Rural Crisis Center features articles on family farm, livestock, GMO, environmental and other issues. 
Link to Garden Web Forums [10/28/99] -- Many threads of interest to high-value crop growers and marketers.  See especially the active Market Gardener forum.
Link to New Farm Options Discussion Group [10/28/99] -- New group (10/99) focused on alternative crops, livestock and marketing.
Link to How to conduct research on your farm or ranch [10/23/99] -- New guide from USDA-SARE program, also available in print and .pdf formats.
Link to 10 Reasons why farmers should think twice before growing GE crops [10/18/99] -- Well-documented advice from agronomist Dr. Ann Clark, Univ. of Guelph. 
Alternative Ag News [10/11/99] -- Consumer Union calls for GMO labeling, OMRI list of allowable organic products, plant extinctions threaten food supply.
Inside The Beltway -- October '99 [10/6/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Link to  New vegetable production guide [9/29/99] --  "Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-Up to Market" is a 280-page book for experienced vegetable growers, newbies and educators.  Penned by Vern Grubinger, vegetable and berry specialist and director of the Univ. of Vermont's Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the guide includes in-depth profiles of 32 vegetable producers, sample budgets, and sections on financial planning, marketing, soils, composting, rotations, cover crops, equipment, irrigation, pests, diseases, weeds, season extension and more.  Targeted for Northeast growers, but also valuable in other regions.
Link to Whole Earth Magazine [9/10/99] -- Special section in Summer '99 issue "Farms -- Globalocal Soy." Web versions of two features, Donella Meadows' Poor Monsanto and Soybean of Happiness. Back issues cover many other sustainable ag issues, including soil, Natural Systems Agriculture by Wes Jackson, Visions for Rural Kentucky by Wendell Berry, and more.
Link to Seedsaving and Seedsavers' Resources [9/10/99] -- One-stop shop of links to seedsaving techniques, sources of organic, heirloom, open-pollinated and non-GMO seed and plants, seed-swapping, varietal information and more.
Link to GrazePro [9/10/99] -- Software program designed to ease grazing recordkeeping and management from Softpro Business Solutions.
Link to Organic Valley / CROPP Cooperative [9/9/99] -- The largest producer of certified organic dairy in the United States, a farmer owned and operated marketing cooperative, CROPP distributes dairy, eggs and vegetables from more than 160 small to mid sized family farms in 10 states. Their Organic Trader lists organic feed grains, forages, livestock and more for sale.
SustainableBusiness.com [9/9/99] -- Local contact listing.
Link to Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America [9/9/99] -- Photographs and descriptions for approximately 100 natural enemies of of insect, disease, and weed pests in North America.
Alternative Ag News [9/8/99] -- GM food threat to trade, schools offer organic food, resistance to BT cotton faster than expected.
Inside The Beltway -- August '99 (II) [8/12/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Alternative Ag News [8/9/99] -- Canadian organic standards, Wendell Berry on failed farm policy, Rockefeller Foundation asks Monsanto to stop terminator gene.
Avery vs. Salatin Debate [8/8/99]-- Sustainable farmer Joel Salatin and think-tank analyst Dennis Avery -- who both reside in tiny Swoope, Va. -- square off on talk radio (82K).
Link to smallfarms.com [8/3/99] -- Hawaii small farmer Glenn Oshiro started this database-driven site to connect consumers and farmers directly, eliminating the middleman. Officially opens Sept. 1, but you can sign up now. Listings start at $29/year.
Link to Graze-r Discussion Group [8/3/99] -- Share tips with other graziers. This page has the latest digest and index to previous digests. (You must subscribe first to view digests.) To recieve digests or individual messages via email, sign up starting from the onelist.com homepage.
Link to Pasture Poultry Discussion Group [8/3/99] -- Share tips with other pasture poultry producers. This page has the latest digest and index to previous digests. To recieve digests or individual messages via email, sign up starting from the onelist.com homepage.
Link to North Central Region SARE [8/3/99] -- Updated and expanded, this site provides information about the USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program in the Midwest and much of the Plains. Of special interest are the Field Notes fact sheets on cover crops, alternative swine production, composting and more.
Link to Corporate Pigs [8/3/99] -- Simple text and photo essay shows how "factory farms hog-tie rural communities." Nothing gory, unless manure spills make you squeemish. While you're at the Corporate Watch website, check out the Greenwash Award they presented to Monsanto a few years back. Those aren't Monarch butterflies in the Monsanto graphic, are they?
Inside The Beltway -- August '99 [7/27/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center [7/26/99] -- Local contact listing.
Link to Campaign for Food Safety [7/26/99] -- Covers a wide range of food issues including organic standards, genetically modified organisms, irradiation, BGH, Mad Cow disease and more. Includes a page of links to farmer, retailer or wholesaler selling organic food. Affiliated with the Organic Consumers Association.
Link to Gifts and Graces of the Land [7/21/99] -- Photojournalist Cynthia Vagnetti's images and the wisdom of sustainable farmers captured on RealAudio make an inspirational multimedia presentation.
Link to GRACE Factory Farm Project [7/21/99] -- Links to facts, news, and ideas about the problem of factory farming and sustainable alternatives.
Link to The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture [7/8/99] -- New webiste for this diverse network of groups that is working to shape public policies to foster a sustainable food and agriculture system.
Inside The Beltway -- July '99 [7/8/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Alternative Ag News [7/7/99] -- Organic more profitable, AMS program boosts organic exports, GMOs worry industry, first organic restaurant.
Alternative Ag News [6/18/99] -- Bt corn may kill monarch butterflies, UK doctors call for GE labeling, Merrigan to head USDA-AMS, new uses for alfalfa.
Link to Max-Flex Fence Systems [6/7/99] -- Information on different fence types, energizers. Contacts for dealers, additional print information.


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