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Agricultural Policy
University of Alberta, Centre for Health Promotion | Spring 2006
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Spring 2005
Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada | March 2002
Organic Farming in Canada: An Overview
Government of Canada Science and Technology Division | February 2001
Agritourism
Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Centre for Food Policy | 2003
Alternative Enterprises and Agritourism
United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation
Information and fact sheets on agritourism
Business
USDA Agricultural Research Service | 2006
Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) | 2003
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service | 2006
This publication reports on the history of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the U.S. and discusses the various models that have emerged. Recent trends in the CSA movement are presented and demographic information provided about the distribution of CSA farms in the U.S. Several CSA cases are profiled and a survey of recent research is presented. References and resources follow the narrative.
Small Farm Success Project | 2004
To better understand CSA farms in the Mid-Atlantic region, researchers with the Small Farm Success Project, a collaborative effort focused on supporting and expanding marketing opportunities for smallscale farmers in the region, explored the functioning of CSA farms and analyzed the key opportunities and limitations of these farms. This report provides an analysis of the important challenges faced by CSA farmers in the region, as revealed by the farmer interviews, as well as a more in-depth study of CSA shareholder satisfaction and retention.
Community Supported Agriculture Entering the 21st Century: Results from the 2001 National Survey
2001
A comprehensive set of descriptive statistics and distributions are presented characterizing more than 300 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms that responded to a mail survey. The respondents were distributed across 43 different states; the greatest numbers in the West, Northeast and the North Central regions.
Environment
OMAFRA I June 15, 2008
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs | November 2006
A Whole-Farm Approach to Managing Pests
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)
Keywords: Pesticides, Farming
Farming Sourcebook with a focus on Sustainable & Certified Production
Sustainable Industries Journal | 2006
Keywords: Marketing Certification and Labeling, Management Practices, Soil Health, Water, Use and Quality, Pest Management, Habitat Conservation, Seeds and Starts, Smart Energy Use
Comparison of energy inputs for inorganic fertilizer and manure based corn production
Canadian Agricultural Engineering | Jan/Feb/March 2000
The Organic Centre | September 2006
This State of the Science Review attempts to answer thw question “Do organic fruits and vegetables taste better than conventional fruits and vegetables?”
Food Safety
The Organic Center | June 2007
Health
Richard A. Liroff, Ph.D Senior Fellow
World Wildlife Fund | January 2005
Keywords: health, toxins, detoxification, environment, marketing
Organic farming, food quality and, human health: A review of the evidence
Shane Heaton/Soil Association | 2001
Local Food
A Resource Guide for Farm-to-School and Farm-to-Institution Programs
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service | 2003
This publication provides farmers, school administrators, and institutional food-service planners with contact information and descriptions of existing programs that have made these connections between local farmers and local school lunchrooms, college dining halls, or cafeterias in other institutions.
Umbria | January 2007
Marketing, Business & Risk Management
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
USA information on marketing - Contains extensive listings of concise online publications addressing all aspects of direct marketing and alternative marketing arrangements including: marketing organic products, institutional buying relationship, cooperatives, value added, selling to restaurants, agricultural tourism, farmers markets, and CSAs
Nutrition
The Organic Center | July 2007
Pesticides
The Ontario College of Family Physicians | April 2004
Pesticide residues in conventional, IPM-grown and organic foods: Insights from three U.S. data sets.(summary)
Brian P. Baker, Charles M. Benbrook, Edward Groth III, and Karen Lutz Benbrook
Food Additives and Contaminants | May 2002
Scientific Status Summary - Organic Foods
Carl K. Winter and Sarah F. Davis
Journal of Food Science | November/December 2006
The Inst. of Food Technologists has issued this Scientific Status Summary to update readers on the organic foods industry.
Keywords: antioxidants, food economics, food laws, food safety, nutrition, organic food, pesticides
Organophosphorus pesticide exposure of urban and suburban pre-school children with organic and conventional diets
Environmental Health Perspectives | 2002
Processing
Handling and Processing of Organic Fruits and Vegetables in Developing Countries
New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Inc. | 2002
Soil
Assessing Soil Quality in Organic Agriculture
The Organic Centre | October 2006
Sustainable Soil Management - Soil Systems Guide
ATTRA - National Sustainable Argiculture Information Service
Abstract: This publication covers basic soil properties and management steps toward building and maintaining healthy soils. Part I deals with basic soil principles and provides an understanding of living soils and how they work. In this section you will find answers to why soil organisms and organic matter are important. Part II covers management steps to build soil quality on your farm. The last section looks at farmers who have successfully built up their soil. The publication concludes with a large resource section of other available information.
Building Soils for Better Crops, 2nd Edition
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) | 2000
Standards
Organic Production Systems General Principles and Management Standards
www.pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb/on_the_net/organic/032_0310_2006-e.pdf (english)
www.tpsgc.gc.ca/cgsb/on_the_net/organic/032_0310_2006-f.pdf (français)
Statistics
Food Prices: A boon for producers, a buffer for consumers
Statistics Canada | June 2008
Textiles
Organic Textiles Briefing Paper
Soil Association | 2006
Overview of The Soil Association (UK) standard for organic textiles, including some general information on organic textiles.
Limitations on Organic Cotton Production
International Cotton Advisory Committee | 2003
Genetic Modification - making cotton more sustainable?
Soil Association | 2003
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