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Re: QUESTION: Sustainable agriculture references sought.
Friend: two popular press subscriptions they should definitely have
are New Farm and Grass Farming Consultants. Both are excellent
sources of practical information and success stories on alternative
ag practices. Ann
ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca
Dr. E. Ann Clark
Associate Professor
Crop Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508
FAX: 519 763-8933
Agriculture
Books:
Agribusiness in the Americas. Roger Burbach and Patricia Flynn.
New York: North American Congress on Latin America, 1980.
Alternative Agriculture. National Research Council,
Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods
in Modern Production Agriculture.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1989.
America's Growing Dilemma: Pesticides in Food and Water.
League of Women Voters of the United States.
Washington D.C.: LWV, 1989.
Order for $4.95 from LWV, 1730 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Chicken Little, Tomato Sauce, and Agriculture:
Who Will Produce Tomorrow's Food?
Joan Dye Gussow. New York: The Bootstrap Press, 1991.
Order for $12.50 from the Bootstrap Press,
777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Escape from the Pesticide Treadmill:
Alternatives to Pesticides in Developing Countries.
Mount Vernon, NY: Consumers Union.
Institute for Consumer Policy Research, May 1986.
The Harvest: State Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture.
Anne Hoskins and Jeffrey Tryens, Washington, D.C.:
Center for Policy Alternatives, 1990.
Order for $15 from the Center for Policy Alternatives,
2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009.
Silent Spring. Rachel Carson. New York: Oxford University Press, 1951.