Resources

Print Publications

American Farmer Profiles
The New American Farmer: Profiles of Agricultural Innovation, 159 pages, USDA-SARE program, 2001. Edited by Valerie Berton. This publication presents in-depth interviews with 50 farmers and ranchers across America. The diverse profiles detail the effects of farming practices on profitability, quality of life, rural communities and the environment. The publication is available in print for $10, and on CD-ROM for $5. The CD can be searched by subject, state or farmer name, and individual profiles can be printed on demand. To order, contact Sustainable Agriculture Publications at (802) 656-0484, email: sanpubs@uvm.edu. The book and individual profiles (in PDF) are also available on the Web at www.sare.org/newfarmer.

Farmers Markets
The New Farmers’ Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers & Communities, 272 pages, New World Publishing, 2001, Vance Corum, Marcie Rosenzweig, and Eric Gibson. Aimed at farmers, market managers and city planners, the book covers tips and trends from U.S. sellers, managers and market planners. In Part I the authors discuss the best products to grow and sell at markets, how to combine farmers markets with other outlets, record-keeping, displays, and merchandising. In Part II topics include picking market location, attracting vendors, rules and regulations, insurance, labeling, advertising, special events, and establishing market Web sites. Part III details the steps involved in educating communities about the value of fresh, local foods and how farmers markets can serve them. Appendices cover insurance, customer surveys, farmers market profitability, and benefits of farmers markets. The resource section includes sources for scales, baskets, and packaging materials. Downloadable selections from the book, including “Hottest Products to Sell,” “Selling to Ethnic Groups,” “Special Events at your Market” and “Getting Grants for your Market” are available at www.nwpub.net. To order, send $24.95 plus $4.50 shipping to QP Distribution, 22260 C St., Winfield, KS 67156. Credit card orders call (888) 281-5170. California residents add $1.81 tax. Quantity discounts available.

Food System & Environmental Movement
Environmentalism Unbound: Exploring New Pathways for Change, 408 pages, 2001, Robert Gottlieb, MIT Press. Gottlieb, co-founder of the Community Food Security Coalition, former SAREP Technical Advisory Committee member, and faculty member at Occidental College proposes a new strategy for social and environmental change that involves reframing and linking the movements for environmental justice and pollution prevention. He believes the environmental movement’s narrow conception of environment has isolated it from such vital issues as workplace safety, healthy communities, and food security, leading to a fragmented approach that prevents an awareness of how these are also environmental issues. Gottlieb focuses on three examples that can be reframed and linked: 1) a small industry (dry cleaning) and the debate over pollution prevention approaches; 2) a set of products (janitorial cleaning supplies) that may be hazardous to workers; and 3) the obstacles and opportunities presented by community approaches to the food supply in the face of an increasingly globalized food system. For ordering information contact MIT Press at (800) 356-0343), or http://mitpress.mit.edu/ books.tcl, or contact local bookstores.

Farmworker Pesticide Exposure
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers and pesticides: Community-based approaches to measuring risks and reducing exposure, Thomas A. Arcury, and Sara A. Quandt, editors, Environmental Health Perspectives Vol.109, Supplement 3: 427-473, June 2001. The supplement includes a series of papers on farmworker pesticide exposure, including:

• Thomas A. Arcury, Sara A. Quandt, and Allen Dearry. Farmworker pesticide exposure and community-based participatory research: rationale and practical applications.
  
• Sara A. Quandt, Thomas A. Arcury, and Aaron I. Pell. Something for everyone? A community and academic partnership to address farmworker pesticide exposure in North Carolina.
  
• Beti Thompson, Gloria Coronado, Klaus Puschel, and Emily Allen. Identifying constituents to participate in a project to control pesticide exposure in children of farmworkers.
  
• Linda A. McCauley, Marco Beltran, Jacki Phillips, Michael Lasarev, and Diana Sticker. The Oregon migrant farmworker community: an evolving model for participatory research.
  
• Freya Kamel, Tirso Moreno, Andrew S. Rowland, Lillian Stallone, Gabriela Ramírez-Garnica, and Dale P. Sandler. Recruiting a community sample in collaborations with farmworkers.
  
• Joan Flocks, Leslie Clarke, Stan Albrecht, Carol Bryant, Paul Monaghan, and Holly Baker. Implementing a community-based social marketing project to improve agricultural worker health.
  
• Liam R. O’Fallon and Allen Dearry. Commitment of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to community-based participatory research for rural health. Ordering information is available at http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/

The EHIS is a service of the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Department of Health and Human Services/ National Toxicology Program.

Holistic livestock care series
Three natural livestock care books for cattle, goats, and horses focusing on a holistic approach to ranch management and animal husbandry have been published by Acres U.S.A. Written by Australian animal care specialist Pat Colby, the books focus on the connection between soil deficiencies and nutritional requirements, as well as feeding practices, vitamin, herbal, homeopathic and natural remedies. In each of the three volumes, Colby provides systems-level solutions and specific remedies for increasing livestock health and productivity.

• Natural Cattle Care, 198 pages. This volume details all aspects of farm management, from the mineral components of the soils where cattle graze, to issues of fencing, shelter and feed regimens. $20.00.
• Natural Horse Care, 164 pages. Coleby notes proper horse care begins with good nutrition, and is maintained with an understanding of horses’ specific needs, and effective natural regimens. $20.00.
• Natural Goat Care, 374 pages. Aimed at the goat farmer or hobbyist, this comprehensive volume starts with the premise that goats thrive under fully organic natural conditions. As natural browsers, they have higher mineral requirements than other domestic animals, making diet key to their health. $25.00. The books are available through bookstores nationwide, or through Acres U.S.A., Tel: (800) 355-5313; Email: info@acresusa.com; Web site: www.acresusa.com/books/books. asp?pcid=2