Agriculture/Permaculture
What is Permaculture?
Resources
Organizations:
Kansas
Rural Center
The Kansas Rural Center, Inc. (KRC) is a non-profit organization
that promotes the long-term health of the land and its people through
research, education, and advocacy. The KRC cultivates grassroots
support for public policies that encourage family farming and stewardship
of soil and water. KRC is committed to economically viable, environmentally
sound, and socially sustainable rural culture.
Organic Crop
Improvement Association
OCIA International is one of the world's oldest,
largest and most trusted leaders in the organic certification industry.
A nonprofit, member-owned, agricultural organization, OCIA is dedicated
to providing the highest quality organic certification services
and access to global organic markets. As providers and consumers
of certified organic products, we are committed to environmentally
sound stewardship.
National
Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Provides information and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers,
extension agents andeducators involved in sustainable agriculture
in the US
Sustainable
Agriculture Coalition
An alliance of groups that together takes common positions on critical
federal agricultural and environmental policy issues and provides
financial support for collective representation before Congress
and federal administrative agencies.
Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Nationwide research and education grants program, advancing communities
through profitable, environmentally sound farming systems
Workshops and certification courses
in Permaculture
Midwest
http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/index.php
http://www.permacultureactivist.net/DesignCourse/PcSyllabus.htm
Bibliography:
Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia
Slay. 1991. Tagari Publishers, Tyalgum, Australia. 198 p.
Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements,
3rd ed (Reprint of 1978 ed) by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren.
1987. Tagari Publishers, Tyalgum, New South Wales, Australia. 127
p.
Permaculture Two: A Practical Design for Town and Country in
Permanent Agriculture by Bill Mollison. 1979. Tagari Press,
Stanley, Australia. 150 p.
Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison. 1988.
Tagari Publications, Tyalgum, Australia. 576 p.
The Permaculture Way: Practical Ways to Create a Self-Sustaining
World by Graham Bell. 1992. Thorsons, London. 239 p.
The Permaculture Garden by Graham Bell. 1994. Thorsons, London.
170 p.
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. 2001.
By Toby Hemenway. Chelsea Green
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