Spring, 1991 (v3n3)
Sustainable Agriculture in California: A guide to Information,
by Steve Mitchell and David Bainbridge is now in press. This
updated and expanded (200 pages) version of our 1988 guide is
aimed at helping farmers, ranchers, researchers, farm advisors,
planners, gardeners and consumers find information about sustainable
agriculture. It lists a wide variety of resources addressing
the economic viability of farming and the effect of farm practices
on the natural environment. Topics include pest management, farming
systems, new crops, soil conservation, microclimates, agricultural
engineering and equipment, crop rotations and water management
and many others. The guide refers readers to libraries, organizations,
books, journals and indexes and explains how to determine which
libraries and electronic databases have an agricultural focus.
It will be available for $12.00 Many 15 from UC ANR Publications,
University of California, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239,
or call (415) 642-2431. Price includes postage and tax.
Proceedings/Sustainable Agriculture in California: A Research
Symposium is also in press. It will be available May 15 from
UC ANR Publications for $15.00 (150 pages, ordering information
above). These proceedings from the spring 1990 symposium highlight
current progress in sustainable agriculture research and extension.
Contents include: 1) selected papers from SAREP-funded research
projects, as well as from invited speakers addressing special
issues and topics; 2) 40 abstracts from the poster session; and
3) a transcript of the closing panel discussion featuring farmers
Bruce Rominger, Yolo County and Brock Taylor, Contra Costa and
Fresno counties, agricultural economist Suzanne Vaupel, and UC
researcher and administrator James Lyons.
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