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Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF)
at the University of Colorado. Extensive archives on a broad range of topics. Most useful to Fukuoka
Farming is their Permaculture and Sustainable Living & Livelihood page.
Contributors seem very aware of, and incorporate Fukuoka's principles into their writing. Articles include:
"The Natural Way of Gardening" by Kirby Fry
"Fruit and Nut Trees Around Your Home" by Kirby Fry
"Strategies for Dry Lands" by Kirby Fry
"Garden Bed Shaping" by Jack Rowe
"No-till Gardening" by Jack Rowe
"Introduction to Permaculture" by Jack Rowe
"What is Permaculture?" by Kirby Fry
The Permaculture Association - Britain
"Supports people and projects through training, networking and research, using the ethics and principles of permaculture."
Better Times
Website maintained by Robert Waldrop (list participant) documenting events in the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House
"forest edge garden" in Oklahoma City -- an urban natural garden now in its third year of operation.
Journey to Forever
The website is connected to an NGO expedition starting from Hong Kong and travelling 40,000 kilometers through 26 countries in Asia and Aftica to Cape Town, South Africa, in order to report on environmental conditions and to work on rural development projects.
Extensive online archives on an wide range of topics including gardening, small farms, biofuels, seeds, urban farms, seed sources and school projects
Soil and Health online library
operated by Steve Soloman --
"This is a free public library offering a tightly focused collection of books on holistic agriculture, holistic health,
self-sufficient living, and personal development. Most of the titles in this library are out of
print. Some can be quite hard to find; many of these books are old enough to be public domain
materials."
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)
at the National Agriculture Librarary -- USDA.
Enormous archives on organic food production, sustainable and community supported agriculture.
Path to Freedom
Extensive archive of online material related to gardening, animals, urban homesteads, and many more topics.
New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research
This link goes to the search page of their extensive articles database.
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
An excellent source on sustaninable agriculture for small farms. This link goes to the index page of their
extensive publications section.
Holmgren Design Services
Website of David Holmgren, co-creator of the permaculture concept. A substantial archive of his
"Collected Writings" is available online accessed through his "CD" link.
Acres U.S.A. magazine
"Acres U.S.A. is North America's oldest, largest magazine covering eco-agriculture ..." No archives online, but
you can get a free sample issue to the magazine.
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
Has online information on general and SARE project related topics.
Alternative Farming Systems --Economic Aspects
March 1993 - June 1996
Bibliography of relevent literature from the USDA AGRICOLA database
If you are into doing some serious literature review…
New Agriculturist On-Line
"Focus on Soil: securing the future." Index to several articles on establishing and enhancing soil
fertility using no-till, green manure, etc.
Archaeology of Central and South American Agriculture
"Selected published articles and book chapters by Archaeologist Clark L. Erickson."
Worldsite Crossroads
Contains extensive information about the BRIX method of measuring the quality of plants, fruits and
vegetables using a refractometer. Can be used in a natural garden to objectively measure quality.
The Brix Page
Another site with useful information on using the BRIX method to measure plant and food quality.
Minnesota Worm Watch
Information about worm biology, identification and their role in ecosystems from the University of Minnesota.
Centre for Alternative Technology
"An environmental charity aiming to 'inspire, inform, and enable' people to live more sustainably. A solutions driven organisation,
offering practical solutions to environmental problems, our key areas of work are renewable energy, environmental building, energy efficiency,
organic growing and alternative sewage systems."
Alternative Landwirtschaft
English Translation
WWW.Echo-Bio.Info
English Translation
Bienvenue, J'ai souhaité partager avec vous des informations sur l'agriculture bio et l'écologie pratique.
Permakultur Allgemein
English Translation
German permaculture site with links to the e-mail-list of the German permaculturalists
and to an online forum with postings about projects, terms etc.
Naturlich Gartnern
English Translation
- "Gaertnern im Biotop mit Mensch - Das praktische Biogarten-Handbuch fuer
zukunftfaehigs Leben"
Gerda und Eduard Kleber
- "Das grosse Handbuch Waldgarten" Patrick Whitefield
Home Planet -- Global Circle Net
"This site promotes local self-sufficiency, community survival, practical skills, and simple,
sustainable living. Compiled here you find extensive links & online resources for independent-
minded people of all types, family farmers, rural merchants, for two and three job families,
retirees and youngsters who can't make ends meet, and those who just don't want the rat race.."
Center for Alternative Agricultural Media -- CAAM
A non-government organization in India working for a farmer friendly communication system
Bija Vidyapeeth International College for Sustainable Living
Bija Vidyapeeth courses are held at the ecological center on Navdanya's biodiversity conservation and organic farm.
Education in earth democracy: in which participants learn from nature and from each other while they study, live,
clean, cook and eat together. While interacting with leading thinkers and intellectuals, participants also get an
opportunity to live as a community and engage in the practice of sustainability. All participants learn cooking,
gardening, composting, yoga, the practice of music and theatre.
Eurotopia -- directory of intentional communities and ecovillages in Europe
A book with descriptions and addresses of eco-communities in Europe, including Russia, In German, English and Spanish.
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
Apprenticeships and other educational opportunities available on organic farms worldwide.
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