Source Book of Sustainable Agriculture for Educators, Producers and Other Agricultural Professionals

Source Book of Sustainable Agriculture for Educators, Producers and Other Agricultural Professionals

Author: Valerie Berton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0788148281

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Contains more than 500 entries on various informational products -- reports, newsletters,videos, World Wide Web sites, & conference proceedings -- & how to obtain them. Each entry in designed for ease of use, displaying all the information needed to research a topic. A set of ten icons tells at a glance the subject of each entry: agroforestry, animal production, cover crops, horticulture, grain production, marketing & farm profitability, nutrient management, soil quality & conservation, education & networking, & water quality & conservation. Indexed by subject, author, video, & organization. Comprehensive!


Building a Sustainable Business

Building a Sustainable Business

Author:

Publisher: Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13:

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"Brings the business planning process alive to help today's agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets illustrate how real farm families set goals, research processing alternatives, determine potential markets, and evaluate financing options. Blank worksheets offer readers the opportunity to develop their own detailed, lender-ready business plan and map out strategies" --back cover.


Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba

Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba

Author: Sinan Koont

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780813037578

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Sinan Koont has spent the last several years researching urban agriculture in Cuba, including field work at many sustainable farms on the island. He tells the story of why and how Cuba was able to turn to urban food production on a large scale with minimal use of chemicals, petroleum, and machinery, and of the successes it achieved--along with the continuing difficulties it still faces in reducing its need for food imports--