Organic farming : the ecological system /
This book represents a current look at what we know about organic farming practices and systems, primarily from the U.S. and Canadian perspectives. the discussion begins with history and certification, ecological knowledge as the foundation for sustaining food systems, and biodiversity. The next cha...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, WI :
American Society of Agronomy : Crop Science Society of America : Soil Science Society of America,
©2009.
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| Series: | Agronomy ;
no. 54. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. History of organic farming and certification / Charles Francis, Justin Van Wart
- 2. Ecological knowledge: foundation for sustainable organic agriculture / Laurie E. Drinkwater
- 3. Crop rotation in organic production systems / Paul Porter
- 4. Organic crop-livestock systems / M.H. Entz, J.R. Thiessen Martens
- 5. Forages in organic crop-livestock systems / E. Ann Clark
- 6. Organic grains, oilseeds, and other specialty crops / Kathleen Delate
- 7. Practical steps to soil fertility for organic agriculture / Joseph R. Heckman, Ray Weil, Fred Magdoff
- 8. Managing weeds in organic farming systems: an ecological approach / Matt Liebman, Adam S. Davis
- 9. Climbing Mt. Organic: an ecosystem approach to pest management / G.W. Bird, Matthew Grieshop, Paul Hepperly, Jeff Moyer]
- 10. Organic marketing / Hikaru H. Peterson, Rhonda R. Janke
- 11. Organic agriculture and food security: saving the environment, feeding the world? / Patricia Allen, Hilary Melcarek
- 12. Center for Environmental Farming Systems: designing and institutionalizing an integrated sustainable and organic agriculture program / Nancy G. Creamer, J. Paul Mueller, Chris Reberg-Horton, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Steve Washburn, John O'Sullivan
- 13. Education in organic farming and food systems / Charles Francis
- 14. Human ecology in future organic farming and food systems / Charles Francis, Laurie Hodges
- 15. Farming in the middle: an ethical imperative / Frederick Kirschenmann.
