Resources

Videos

Food politics
The Global Banquet: Politics of Food, Maryknoll World Productions, 50 minutes. This video examines the impact of free trade on agriculture, farmers, and the poor, particularly women in the Third World. To order the $19.95 video, call (800) 227-8523.

Audio cassettes

Pesticide safety
Pesticide Safety for Small Farms, University of California ANR catalog, narration only from the videotapes of the same name. Produced for workers on small family farms, this program illustrates the importance of following safe practices for storing, mixing, applying, and disposing of pesticides. $7 each. To order, contact UC ANR Web links below, or call (800) 994-8849.

English, 19 minutes, V96-A-A
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/merchant.ihtml?pid=5438&step=4

Hmong, 28 minutes, V96-B-A
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/merchant.ihtml?pid=5439&step=4

Lao, 28 minutes, V00-A-A
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/merchant.ihtml?pid=5440&step=4

Print Publications

Agritourism manual
Agritourism and Nature Tourism in California: A How-To Manual for Farmers and Ranchers, Ellen Rilla and Holly George, UC Cooperative Extension, and Diana Keith, Community Works, 310 pages, 2002, University of California Small Farm Center. Agritourism and nature tourism are steadily growing tourism industries, due in part to an increasingly urban population. This manual helps California farmers and ranchers explore the feasibility of operating an agritourism or nature tourism enterprise. Designed as a workbook, it includes county and region specific data, and a resources chapter. The UC Small Farm Center, the Renewable Resources Extension Act, and the UC Eco- and Agritourism Workgroup provided funding for the manual. The cost is $25 plus shipping and handling. To order, contact the Small Farm Center, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8699; tel: (530) 752-8136, sfcenter@ucdavis.edu.

Guide to California pesticide program
Regulating Pesticides: The California Story, 125 pages, California Department of Pesticide Regulation. A guide/history to the most comprehensive, rigorous state pesticide regulatory program in the U.S. includes information on pesticide law, an explanation of regulatory and registration processes, a description of local and state enforcement activities, initiatives to reduce pesticide risks, and an extensive index. The guide is available for downloading free of charge from DPR’s Web site www.cdpr.ca.gov. A limited number of paper copies are also available; send an $8 check and a request for DPR Publication No. 203 to Cashier, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, PO Box 4015, Sacramento 95812-4015. DPR is one of six departments and boards within the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Transporting Food
Food, Fuel, and Freeways: An Iowa Perspective on How Far Food Travels, Fuel Usage, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 37 pages, 2001. 209 Curtiss Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1050; (515) 294-3711; leopold@iastate.edu; www.iastate.edu

Organic Certification Programs
Organic Certification Programs and Organizations, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, 12 pages, Oct. 2000. PO Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702; (800) 346-9140 or (501) 442-9842; www.attra.org/attra pub/orcert.html or www.attra.org/attra-pub/PDF/organicorgs.pdf

Small Farm Resources
List of Alternative Crops and Enterprises for Small Farm Diversification, Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/altlist.htm; (301) 504-6559; mgold@nal.usda.gov

Food Politics
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, 469 pages, Marion Nestle, University of California Press, March 2002 (30 black/white photographs, four illustrations, 41 tables). Food companies in 2000 generated nearly $900 billion in sales. Marion Nestle, editor of the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health, details how the food industry shapes food policy and safety and influences personal nutritional choices. Nestle is professor and chair of the nutrition and food studies department at New York University. The cost is $29.95; order through bookstores or contact the UC Press Web site at http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9518.html.

Organic farm journal
Root: A seasonal journal from Mariquita Farm, Mariquita Farm. A new journal is available from an organic farm in Watsonville, Calif. Published seasonally, the debut issue (Autumn 2001) is introduced by co-publisher Andrew Griffin as different from other food magazines, which “do a great job of creating enthusiasm about food,” but do not explore the social issues and stories behind food production. Features include a question-and-answer section on planting by the moon, articles on the strength of the Virgin Mary in the farmworker community, recipes and scientific information about pumpkins, and a profile of a farmworker. To subscribe ($22/year), contact Mariquita Farm, PO Box 2065, Watsonville, CA 95077, (831) 761-3226, root@mariquita.com.