These proceedings include presenters' manuscripts and/or slides, summaries
of the case study presentations and the panel discussion, and descriptions
of the final indicators developed by the working groups. These
indicators serve as an initial standard against which farms and ag
institutions nationwide may evaluate their progress toward
sustainability, both in theory and practice.
625K Acrobat file
[Printed copy available for $10]
Resource List
Organized by topic, it cites 240 books, papers, and articles; 23 videos;
a database, two software packages, and several related websites. There is
also contact information for 18 mentor faculty and 10 organizations that
provide additional materials and assistance on sustainable agriculture
education.
HTML-formatted file
[Printed copy available for $2]
Describes how and why there have been massive changes in U.S. land use
since 1950 and suggests how wise planning can preserve our remaining
fertile soil for food production.
40K Acrobat file
[Printed copy available for $2]
A collection of key reprinted articles by Pimentel et al.
"Energy Efficiency of
Farming Systems: Organic
and Conventional Agriculture" (1983) "Agroecosystem Biodiversity:
Matching Production and Conservation Biology" (1992) "Water Resources in Food and Energy Production" (1982) "Benefits and Risks of Genetic Engineering in Agriculture"(1989) "Environmental and Economic Effects of Reducing Pesticide Use"
(1991) "Environmental and Economic Costs of Pesticide Use " (1992) "Renewable Energy: Economic and Environmental Issues" (1994) "Environmental and Economic Benefits of Sustainable
Agriculture"(1993) "Environmental and Economic Costs of Soil Erosion and Conservation
Benefits" (1995) 4,935K Acrobat file [Printed copy available for $13]Selected Readings
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