Agroecology
Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA)
http://www.agroecologia.pbwiki.com/
(UC Berkeley)
Center for Agroecology and Sust. Food Systems (UCSC)
Principles of Agroecology and Sustainability (CASFS, UCSC)
Agroforestry
Agroforestry Series – ATTRA On-Line Publications
International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
A free on-line journal focusing on trees and crops in agroforestry
Free publications on Agroforestry
Agroforestry for Farms & Ranches (NRCS, USDA)
Center for Agroforestry (Univ. of Missouri)
Association for Temperate Agroforestry (University of Missouri)
Focuses on temperate agroforestry, with an emphasis on North America)
Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net)
Look under “Publications” for the FACT sheets which provide a quick guide to multipurpose trees from around the world
Center for Subtropical Agroforestry (Univ. of Florida)
Tropical Agroforestry and Organic Agriculture (Cornell Univ.)
Alternative News Sources
Guardian| Special reports | GM debate
IGC Internet’s Progressive Gateway
Network For Change- News Headlines
Biological Control
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies (Cornell Univ.)
Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests (Unv. of Nebraska, Linkoln)
BugPeople.org, A SF Bay Area Entomology Citybugs
Community IPM (FAO)
UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project (UC IPM)
Biotechnology
Ag BioTech InfoNet – Chuck BenbrooK
An excellent resource. It contains hundreds of articles on the many issues surrounding biotechnology. Best plase to start looking!
Backgrounders | Monsanto: Food, Health, Hope™
Cetos, the Center for Ethics and Toxics
FAO:AG21:Magazine:Spotlight:Biotechnology
GeneWatch – Ethics and Risks of Genetic Engineering
Guardian | GM rice promoter gone too far
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
Promotes resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy.)
Northern Light Special Edition: GMOs
Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
Environmental Activism
Land, debt,seeds of wrath..the new peasants revolt (UNESCO Courier Jan 2001)
Information on peasant resistance movements
Food Security
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food-UCSD
FoodFirst Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (UN)
Modern Agriculture and Pesticides
Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against …
Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR)
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
Organic Agricultrure
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)
Economics of Organic Grain and Soybean Production in the Midwestern United States
(H. Wallace Inst.)
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Organic gardening: Journey to Forever organic…
Provides Strategic Research & Marketing Consulting on the international organic food industry.
Rothamsted – The Classical Experiments
Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research(SCOAR)
A collaboration of producers and scientists to develop and conduct a national research agenda for organic agriculture.)
Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (UC Davis)
Soil Biology & Fertility
Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics
Soil Biology Info Resources booklet (PDF) (USDA)
Soils Data Bases, Survey Section
Soil Ecology (Penn State)
Soil Quality Institute (USDA)
Sustainable Agriculture
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (USDA)
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Development (ATTRA)
Promoting conservation of the world’s biological diversity from a consortium of three partners, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and World Resources Institute (WRI).
Centre for Information on Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA)
Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture
International Forum on Food and Agriculture (IFA)
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Develolpment (NCAT)
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP)
Union of Concerned Scientists World Resources Institute (WRI)
Urban Agriculture
Resource centre on Urban Agriculture and Forestry (RUAF)