The following resource was compiled by Michele DeSilva, the emerging technologies librarian at Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library. It appears in the July/August 2012 issue of C&RL News.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines sustainable agriculture as a “way of practicing agriculture which seeks to optimize skills and technology to achieve long-term stability of the agricultural enterprise, environmental protection, and consumer safety.” This focus on long-term stability for both agriculture and the environment embeds agricultural practices and practitioners in the larger context of ecosystems and entire communities.
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The resources presented here highlight some of the best resources available to consumers, producers (of any scale), students, and researchers.
The webliography includes directories, government agencies, organizations/associations, publications, and more.
Direct to Sustainable Agriculture Resources Webliography