Pesticide and/or
Herbicide Free Production
*Each
resource within the
See
also:
*Northern
The Center for Sustainable Environments is
currently involved in several projects focused on sustainable agriculture and
promoting local food security.
http://home.nau.edu/environment/food.asp
*Colorado
Organic Producers Association
Provides
education, information, and networking services to promote and facilitate the
production, distribution, and consumption of
http://www.organiccolorado.org/
*Sustainable
Agriculture in
A new website developed by
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/sustag/
*
This
guide is designed to help you explore which markets might work best for you and
give you some ideas about how to access those markets. Marketing topics include
Farmers’ Markets, CSAs, Selling to Retail Outlets, Selling to Restaurants, and
Selling to Wholesalers.
http://nmocc.state.nm.us/pdf/MarketManual.pdf
Simply Sustainable: People & Projects
Sustaining Western Agriculture
The
projects in this book reach deep into Western agriculture, ranging from conventional
to organic to alternative production. The stories are of creative and ingenious
farmers, ranchers and their professional and nonprofit supporters who have
applied
Simply Sustainable: WSARE Newsletter
This newsletter from the Western Region of the
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program of the USDA highlights
funded research projects in the western region of the
http://wsare.usu.edu/news/?sub=news&n=arc
Adding Value through Environmental Marketing:
Opportunities for Food Producers, Processors and Retailers: Conference
Proceedings
Proceedings of the Environmental Marketing
conference that took place December 6-7, 1999, in
http://www.iatp.org/labels/envcommodities/index.htm
Diversity Crops to Boost Profits and Stewardship
This article explains how producers can mix new
crops into a rotation to not only make money from an alternative crop, but also
raise yields of the traditional crops in the rotation.
http://www.sare.org/publications/diversify/diversify04.htm
Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture
"Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture"
defines sustainable agriculture by providing snapshots of different producers
who apply sustainable principles on their farms and ranches.
http://www.sare.org/publications/exploring.htm
“Green Markets” for Farm Products
ATTRA-National Sustainable Agriculture Information
Service, January 2001.This publication addresses the topic of raising food for
customers seeking organic or otherwise identifiable "earth-friendly"
products.
http://www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/greenmarkets.html
Sustainability in Agriculture: National
Agricultural Library
Sustainable food systems integrate many
disciplines, goals and agricultural practices. Find guides and links to
sustainable agriculture information related to economic and social issues as
well as food choices and food security.
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=2&tax_subject=292