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Annie DeCoteau

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - 0 views

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    "The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities." *This is a great resource for grants!
Wilde Whitcomb

Home Page: ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - 0 views

shared by Wilde Whitcomb on 06 Feb 14 - No Cached
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    This is a great website to access links to other publications on sustainable agriculture. The Database is packed with information and links, along with the webinars and videos. I also like the addition of current event postings, keeps you up to date to agro events.
pauline hannemann

Why Frog TV? | Frog TV - 1 views

shared by pauline hannemann on 24 Mar 13 - No Cached
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    I know the creators and artists that have created this website. It is an important in regards to sustainability of our lands and the species that inhabit the lands. Even though this is animated the truth is painful and real! Hope you enjoy! Can't wait until we cover agriculture in our class:-) There are about 20 episodes, just page down below the video screen to select each one.
James Hannemann

http://www.icrofs.org/pdf/darcofIII/globalorg.pdf - 0 views

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    global agriculture and food systems hold large differences between, on the one hand, industrialized farming and consumption based on global food chains and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor people primarily linked in local food markets in low-income countries.
erikausi

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/FCIT/PDF/Fact_sheet_on_aquaponics_Final.pdf - 0 views

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    The Gaza Strip is trying to fight food insecurity by creating urban agriculture. The FAO is helping Gazans become less dependent on external assistant by creating sustainable vertical gardening and aquaponics systems.
pauline hannemann

Ecology Action: Home - 2 views

  • ware of intensifying world challenges and the basic need of people to feed themselves, we have been working for 40 years to develop an elegant, small-scale agricultural system — GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Sustainable Mini-Farming — that when practiced correctly, nurtures healthy soil fertility, produces high yields, conserves resources and can be used successfully by almost everyone. Our goal is to help this system be known and used locally...on a worldwide basis.
  • ohn Jeavons spoke at Google in Mountain View on April 12, 2012 about his four decades pioneering biointensive farming and what we can do for food security in the future.
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    John Jeavons has been doing this work for over 30 years. I studied with him In Northern California. I found it fascinating that he spoke at Google in Cali recently. Even though his method is not technology intensive it is science based and is feeding the world in many ways.
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    I studied with John many years ago. His book Backyard Homestead is one of the best books for back yard gardeners!!
James Hannemann

sustainable communities and neighbourhoods: theory, policy and practice - 0 views

  • The background To begin it is worth reminding ourselves of the impact of climate change, urbanization, economic growth and globalization. Climate change. As we know, the earth's climate is constantly changing – but in recent years there has been a significant change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that global temperature will rise by the end of the century by between 1.4C and 5.8C. Most of the warming that has occurred over the last 50 years is, according to the IPCC (2007), attributable to human activities. The result of this will be a further rise in sea levels (and an increased risk of flooding), problems around fresh-water supplies in many parts of the world, a decrease in agricultural productivity in many areas, and significant health risks. The Stern Review (2006) concluded that climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. It will impact disproportionately on poorer countries – but even in richer countries, if nothing is done there will be profound economic consequences. Overall, it could mean the equivalent of around a 20% reduction in consumption per head.
James Hannemann

Linking Sustainable Community Activities to Pollution Prevention: A Sourcebook | RAND - 0 views

  • This report provides an introduction to sustainable community activities and ways in which supporters of pollution prevention can take advantage of such efforts. A "sustainable community" effort consists of a long-term integrated and systems approach to developing and achieving a healthy community by addressing economic, environmental and social issues. Fostering a strong sense of community and building partnerships among key stakeholders are also important elements of such efforts. This report discusses how hundreds of communities across the United States are taking "sustainable community" approaches to deal with their most pressing problems. Such approaches have been applied to issues as varied as urban sprawl, inner-city and brownfield redevelopment, new economic development, a strong local economy, environmental justice, ecosystem management, agriculture, biodiversity, green buildings, energy conservation, watershed management, and pollution prevention. This report explains such activities by examining the process of developing a sustainable community initiative, describing sources of support, and presenting detailed community examples. Then, it explores the relationship between sustainable community activities and pollution prevention. The author includes an extensive annotated bibliography giving points of contact with phone numbers, web page addresses, and published documents about sustainable community activities throughout the United States.
crystal franciosi

The role agriculture may play in reducing greenhouse gases - 0 views

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    This is a very interesting article from the USDA which describes ways in which farmers can help reduce GH gases. Things such as changing the feed for farm stock and capturing the methane produced from the manure and converting it into electricity..
lsutter888

Barstow's Longview Farm | Absolutely Local, Absolutely Delicious! - 0 views

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    Agriculture faces huge challenges in the near future. Farmers have to keep up with population growth and the need to deliver food at more competitive prices. This will all need to be achieved in a sustainable way.
swestberry

Sweet Water Foundation - 1 views

shared by swestberry on 09 Dec 15 - Cached
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    A Chicago based program to bring urban agriculture practices and knowledge to Chicago communities using aquaponics and local resources.
collin5491

They Are Biocides, Not Pesticides -- And They Are Creating an Ecocide - 0 views

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    An interesting article about the effect of pesticides and insecticides on the rest of the environment
collin5491

14 Urban Gardening Tips That Will Save You Time, Energy & Money - 0 views

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    some tips for those of you who garden in urban areas like I do.
alexandracatalan

Mushroom Materials | Ecovative Design - 2 views

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    Ecovative Design introduces mushroom material- products and material made from agricultural waste and mushrooms. Items such as surf boards, structural bicomposites, and packaging to materials such as insulation and synthetic foam pieces for cars- this mushroom material is a great alternative to plastic and chemical based materials.
lynstar004

If Grown Right, Wheat Might Help Fight Climate Change - 1 views

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    An article on how growing wheat differently can help sequester carbon from the atmosphere and keep it in the ground
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