UC SAREP is proud to announce three new publications, How to Find Agricultural Information on the Internet, the proceedings for the SAREP-sponsored October 1996 Community Food Systems Conference at UC Davis, and Sustainable Farming Systems: A Guide to the Transition. Here are the details:

• How to Find Agricultural Information on the Internet, by Mark Campidonica, edited by Jill Shore Auburn, UC SAREP, published by UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Communication Services, Publication No. 3387, 100 pages, 1997. This useful manual is designed for farmers, ranchers, gardeners, extension agents, consultants, and scientists who want to get results using the Internet. Aimed at both Internet beginners and intermediate users, the publication explains how to: Choose an Internet provider; send and receive electronic mail; get answers from email discussion groups; search the World Wide Web for practical information; and copy information from the Internet for individual use. It includes real-life examples of how farmers and marketers have used email and the Web to answer questions, do research and improve their bottom line. A graphic Web sampler and other illustrations provide links to useful sites. To order, send a check payable to "UC Regents" for $12 plus $3 shipping and handling (in California add $0.99 sales tax) to UC DANR Communication Services, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239. Orders may also be placed by telephone with VISA or MasterCard or a purchase order: Tel: (800) 994-8849 or (510) 642-22431; fax: (510) 643-5470; email: danrcs@ucdavis.edu; Web site: http://danrcs.ucdavis.edu

• Community Food Systems: Sustaining Farms and People in the Emerging Economy, conference proceedings, edited by Gail Feenstra, UC SAREP, and David Campbell, UC Davis California Communities Program and David Chaney, UC SAREP, 120 pages, 1997. The Community Food Systems Conference at the University of California, Davis in October 1996 was an opportunity to bring together leaders from innovative community food system projects around the state, including SAREP-funded projects. The conference provided the occasion to articulate the role community food systems have in the midst of the global economy. The proceedings include speeches by national speakers who discussed the wide variety of collaborative efforts underway to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies; panel discussions and workshops about California projects; and keynote presentations which discussed how these local projects relate to the broader challenge of building healthy communities, a more vital democracy, and a civil society. To order the proceedings, send a U.S. check or money order payable to "UC Regents" for $10 (California residents add $0.73 tax) to UC SAREP, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8716; Tel: (530) 752-7556 (mark "CFS Proceedings" on the check).

• Sustainable Farming Systems: A Guide to the Transition, by Ann D. Mayse, UC SAREP, 84 pages, 1997. Aimed at California farmers, this book on the transition to more sustainable farming systems presents ideas on subjects ranging from soil quality and pest management to farm design and the economic impacts of changing production practices. It focuses on the impact of management decisions at the farm level, and includes many references. Twelve California farmers representing a wide range of farming operations from throughout the state contributed ideas to the book in extensive interviews, and numerous other farmers, consultants, farm advisors and researchers supplied information. To order the book, send a U.S. check or money order payable to "UC Regents" for $6.50 (California residents add $0.47 tax) to UC SAREP, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8716; Tel: (530) 752-7556 (mark "Transition Publication" on the check).