SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PEST CONTROL TECHNIQUES

NOTE:  For non-government organizations, see the section of non-government information sources.

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) 
(P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702; 800/346-9140):  
	A government organization which provides information on low-input, sustainable farming techniques to farmers and non-farmers.  Prefers to receive questions by phone but does accept mail enquiries.  Responds by mail 2-4 weeks later and therefore cannot provide overnight answers to urgent questions.  Funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology.

	PUBLICATIONS:

Common Sense Pest Control.  William Olkowski, et al.  Edited by Christine Timmons.  Newtown, CT:  Taunton Press, 1991.  Also available from Bio Integral Resource Center (BIRC) (P.O. Box 7414, Berkeley, CA 94707; 415/524-5267).

Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly.  A journal for non-technical readers. Bio Integral Resource Center (BIRC) (P.O. Box 7414, Berkeley, CA 94707; 415/524-5267).  

Environmental Gardening.  By Karen Arms.  Savannah, GA:  Half Moon Publishing, 1992.

Environmentally Sound Landscaping.  A booklet published by Bob Mulder of Amsterdam Landscaping.  402 Carolina Ave., Raleigh 27606; 919/851-4211.

The IPM [Integrated Pest Management] Practicioner.  A technical monthly newsletter.  Bio Integral Resource Center (BIRC) (P.O. Box 7414, Berkeley, CA 94707; 415/524-5267).

Journal of Pesticide Reform.  Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) (P.O. Box 1393, Eugene, OR 97440; 503/344-5044).

The New Organic Grower:  A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home or Market Gardener.  By Eliot Coleman.  Chelsea, VT:  Chelsea Green, 1989.

New Farm Magazine.  A magazine published by Rodale Press.  (Subscriptions are available from P.O. Box 7573, Red Oak, IA 51591-0573; 800/365-3276)

The New Organic Grower:  Four-Season Harvest.  By Eliot Coleman.  Chelsea, VT:  Chelsea Green, 1992.

Organic Farmer:  The Digest of Sustainable Agriculture.  A quarterly journal published by Rural Education Action Project.  (15 Barre St., Montpelier, VT 05602)

Organic Gardener's  Composting:  The Complete How-To Guide on Reducing, Reusing, Recycling Garden and Kitchen Debris.  By Steve Solomon.  Portland, OR:  Van Patten Publishing, 1993.

Organic Gardening.  A magazine published by Rodale Press.  (Subscriptions are available from P.O. Box 7573, Red Oak, IA 51591-0573; 800/666-2206) 

Pest Control You Can Live With:  Safe and Effective Ways to Get Rid of Common Household Pests.  By Debra Graff.  Sterling, VA:  Earth Stewardship Press, 1990.

Pesticides and You.  A newsletter for non-technical readers published by the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) (701 "E" St. SE, Washington, DC 20003; 202/543-5450).

Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening:  The Indispensable Resource for Every Gardener.  Edited by Fern Marshall Bradley and Barbara Ellis.  Emmaus, PA:  Rodale Press, 1992.

Rodale's Chemical-Free Yard and Garden:  The Ultimate Authority on Successful Organic Gardening.  Emmaus, PA:  Rodale Press, 1991.

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening and Landscaping Techniques.  Edited by Barbara Ellis.  With contributing writers.  Emmaus, PA:  Rodale Press, 1990.

Square Food Gardening.  By Mel Bartholomew.  Emmaus, PA:  Rodale Press, 1981.

Worms Eat My Garbage.  By Mary Appelhof.  Kalamazoo, MI:  Flower Press, 1982.  A guide to setting up a worm composting system for the home or workplace.