did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780813820729

Planting the Future : Developing an Agriculture That Sustains Land and Community

by ; ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780813820729

  • ISBN10:

    0813820723

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-05-12
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $49.95

Summary

Synthesizes results of the "Sustainable Agriculture Initiative," a "systematic socioeconomic comparison of sustainable and conventional farming" sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation and conducted in a five-state area.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Executive Summary
Acknowledgements
Contributors
About the Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) and the Center for Rural Affairs (CRA)
Critical Choices For The Futurep. 1
The Promise of Sustainable Agriculturep. 3
An Agricultural Geography of the Northwest Areap. 17
Sustainable Farming, Sustainable Communitiesp. 37
What is Sustainable Agriculture?p. 45
Impact of Sustainable Farming on the Structure of American Agriculturep. 67
Farm Labor and Managementp. 83
Economic Position and Performance of Sustainable Farmsp. 93
Community Trade Patterns of Conventional and Sustainable Farmersp. 131
Sustainable Agriculture: A Better Quality of Life?p. 147
Adoption of Sustainable Agriculturep. 155
Lessons from Alternative Approaches to Agricultural Researchp. 173
Use of Participatory Research in Agriculturep. 179
Case Studies and Decision Casesp. 191
Using Ecological Methods in Agriculturep. 203
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)p. 209
Overcoming Barriers: Reflections on Cooperative Researchp. 213
Future Research Needs And Policy Issues/Recommendationsp. 217
Future Research Needsp. 219
Policy Issues and Recommendationsp. 233
Appendix A - Study Methodsp. 255
Appendix B - Organizations and Grantsp. 261
Referencesp. 267
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program