Resources: Print Publications
New publications from SARE

Farmer interviews
The New American Farmer, USDA-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program and its Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), 163 pages, 2002. This collection of in-depth interviews with farmers and ranchers across America describes sustainable farm operations and practices and the effects of those practices on farm profitability, quality of life, rural communities and the environment. SARE demonstrates that sustainable farms and ranches are no longer few and far between. Featured California farmers are Ed and Wynette Sills of Pleasant Grove. Ed Sills served on SAREP’s Program Advisory Committee and has been a farmer-cooperator on several SAREP-funded research projects. The book, which includes many color photographs, is available in hard copy ($10) or may be printed from the Web site at www.sare.org/newfarmer. A companion CD-ROM ($5) is available that is searchable by subject, state or farmer name. To order or download all SARE publications, access the Web site at http://www.sare.org/htdocs/pubs/. To order by credit card call (802) 656-0484. For mail orders, send checks payable to Sustainable Agriculture Publications, 210 Hills Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0082. Add $3.95 shipping/handling for the first book.

Bees
How to Manage the Blue Orchard Bee, USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, 96 pages, 2002. The blue orchard bee has become established as an alternative orchard pollinator in North America, in part to address shortages in the number of honey bee hives available for commercial pollination. Blue orchard bees, which are easy to manage and rarely sting, forage and pollinate under cloudy skies and at lower temperatures than most other bees. Just 250-300 females will pollinate an entire acre of apples or almonds. $9.95. See ordering information in previous paragraph.

Free, downloadable bulletins from SARE at www.sare.org/htdocs/pubs/
Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture, 2002. Showcases farmer experiences plus the latest research, and information on raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures. With examples of successful producers, new marketing ideas and a page of resources, the bulletin is a good starting point for new producers.

Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers, October 2001. For farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale in the face of the consolidating hog industry. Highlights examples of alternate ways to raise pork profitably, including hog systems that work on small farms (deep-straw bedding, hoop structures, on-pasture). Features profiles of successful hog producers and the latest research.

Report on rural/urban opportunities
Urban Agricultural Communities: Opportunities for Common Ground, Lorna Michael Butler and Dale M. Maronek, co-chairs, The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Spring 2002. This report shows how urban and agricultural interests can benefit one another. Prepared by a diverse group of scientists, the report focuses on the role agriculture can play in serving as a common denominator between rural and urban sectors. The report notes that agriculture is already offering many solutions to the needs of city dwellers, but underscores the importance of changing the way rural and urban leaders work together, share resources, and develop creative policy options to solve common problems. The report suggests five areas in which agriculture can play a significant role: comprehensive planning, public policy, higher education, research, and partnerships and collaborations. The full text of the report is available at the CAST Web site at www.cast-science.org. CAST is an international consortium of 37 scientific and professional societies.