Spring, 1991 (v3n3)
	NEW SAREP PUBLICATIONS 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 May 15 from UC ANR Publications, University of California, 6701 San Pablo Avenue, 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. [ Back | Search | Feedback ]