Sustainable Ag Education Resource List
Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture: 9th edition, December 1996, compiled by Jane Potter Gates, Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, Information Centers Branch, National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, USDA. A current list of information products on sustainable farming systems educational and training opportunities is available from the National Agricutural Library (NAL). The publications on the list may be ordered in either hardcopy or electronic format. Orders for publications may be made via email: afsic@nal.usda.gov; Tel: (301) 504-6559; Fax: (301) 504-6409 or by surface mail: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Ag Library, Room 304, 10301 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-2351. To find the information on the World Wide Web, go to: http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/AgrEnv/AltFarm/

Sustainable Vegetable Production
Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South, 174 pages, 1996, by Mary Peet, Focus Publications. Also available on the World Wide Web at http://www2.ncsu.edu/sustainable/ At the Web site, download files or print out sections. The site received the American Society of Horticulture 1996 Extension Materials award for the Commercial Fruit, Vegetable and Herb Production category. The material covers botany, production practices (integrated pest management, soil management, etc.), crop profiles, harvest and post-harvest, appendices with maps of soil regions and climate zones, and other Web resources. To purchase the book, contact Focus, PO Box 369, Newburyport MA; Tel: (800) 848-7236, email: pullins@pullins.com