The next green revolution : essential steps to a healthy, sustainable agriculture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horne, James E.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: McDermott, Maura
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Food Products Press, [2001]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • On trial: industrial agriculture
  • The remedy: sustainable agriculture
  • Down to earth: step 1, create and conserve healthy soil
  • Clear, clean water: step 2, conserve water and protect its quality and step 3, manage organic wastes to avoid pollution
  • Think local: step 4, select plants and animals adapted to the environment
  • All creatures great and small: step 5, encourage biodiversity
  • The sorcerer's apprentice: step 6, manage pests with minimal environmental impact
  • Power: step 7, conserve nonrenewable energy resources
  • Money: step 8, increase profitability and reduce risk
  • Two roads.