Resources: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
SAREP provides leadership and support for scientific research and education in agricultural and food systems that are economically viable, conserve natural resources and biodiversity, and enhance the quality of life in the California's communities. The link will take you to a definition of sustainable agriculture but the entire site contains extensive resource materials.
Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms
Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 99-02 Updates SRB 94-05 September 1999
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural Library
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction (Summary)
This overview publication from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service discusses the concept of sustainability and its application to farming, offering suggestions for improving sustainability in various aspects of farming, and listing ATTRA publications that correlate with these basic principles of sustainable agriculture. Print resources and Web sites that offer further information are also listed in this 8-page document.
How Sustainable Agriculture Can Address the Environmental and Human Harms of Industrial Agriculture
Published in Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 110, Number 5, May 2002.
Leo Horrigan, MHS CLF Urban Agriculture Director, Robert S. Lawrence, MD CLF Director, Polly Walker, MD, MPH CLF Associate Director
Sustainable Agriculture: Making Money, Making Sense
By Kristen Corselius, Suzanne Wisniewski, and Mark Ritchie; Insititute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, March 2001 
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