Here is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. It is the first book to synthesize the goals of sustainable agriculture into eight comprehensive steps. This essential volume presents a convincing critique of our current agricultural system and an introduction to an alternative system which gives more consideration to future generations. The Next Green Revolution is a well-researched introduction to the field, written with a minimum of jargon.To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.…mehr
Here is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. It is the first book to synthesize the goals of sustainable agriculture into eight comprehensive steps. This essential volume presents a convincing critique of our current agricultural system and an introduction to an alternative system which gives more consideration to future generations. The Next Green Revolution is a well-researched introduction to the field, written with a minimum of jargon.To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.
Foreword Preface Chapter 1. On Trial: Industrial Agriculture Indictment I Indictment II Indictment III The Solution Chapter 2. The Remedy: Sustainable Agriculture Nature versus Industry The Sustainable Era What Is Sustainable? Down to Earth: Eight Steps to the Next Green Revolution Chapter 3. Down to Earth: Step 1Create and Conserve Healthy Soil Not Just Dirt The Good Earth Healing the Soil Chapter 4. Clear Clean Water: Step 2Conserve Water and Protect Its Quality and Step 3Manage Organic Wastes to Avoid Pollution Washing the Water Don't Drink Up the Pond Manage Organic Wastes to Avoid Pollution Don't Waste the Waste Chapter 5. Think Local: Step 4Select Plants and Animals Adapted to the Environment Agroecology Battling the Hill The Right Cow for the Right Grass Think Local Chapter 6. All Creatures Great and Small: Step 5Encourage Biodiversity Stewards of Life Endangered at Home Terminator Tech Chapter 7. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Step 6Manage Pests with Minimal Environmental Impact From Conception Until Death The Killing Fields The Chemical Treadmill It's Nature's Way The Team Approach Interactions Chapter 8. Power: Step 7Conserve Nonrenewable Energy Resources Agriculture's Achilles' Heel Low-Input Farming Chapter 9. Money: Step 8Increase Profitability and Reduce Risk A Penny Saved A Penny Earned Ecological Economics Chapter 10. Two Roads Attachment to the Local Community and Care for the Surrounding Land Notes Bibliography I
Foreword Preface Chapter 1. On Trial: Industrial Agriculture Indictment I Indictment II Indictment III The Solution Chapter 2. The Remedy: Sustainable Agriculture Nature versus Industry The Sustainable Era What Is Sustainable? Down to Earth: Eight Steps to the Next Green Revolution Chapter 3. Down to Earth: Step 1Create and Conserve Healthy Soil Not Just Dirt The Good Earth Healing the Soil Chapter 4. Clear Clean Water: Step 2Conserve Water and Protect Its Quality and Step 3Manage Organic Wastes to Avoid Pollution Washing the Water Don't Drink Up the Pond Manage Organic Wastes to Avoid Pollution Don't Waste the Waste Chapter 5. Think Local: Step 4Select Plants and Animals Adapted to the Environment Agroecology Battling the Hill The Right Cow for the Right Grass Think Local Chapter 6. All Creatures Great and Small: Step 5Encourage Biodiversity Stewards of Life Endangered at Home Terminator Tech Chapter 7. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Step 6Manage Pests with Minimal Environmental Impact From Conception Until Death The Killing Fields The Chemical Treadmill It's Nature's Way The Team Approach Interactions Chapter 8. Power: Step 7Conserve Nonrenewable Energy Resources Agriculture's Achilles' Heel Low-Input Farming Chapter 9. Money: Step 8Increase Profitability and Reduce Risk A Penny Saved A Penny Earned Ecological Economics Chapter 10. Two Roads Attachment to the Local Community and Care for the Surrounding Land Notes Bibliography I
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